"The Meadowbank* vineyard owned by Gerald Ellis and family in the upper Derwent Valley is one of Tasmania’s finest vineyards. Some, like Peter Dawson and Tim James, would say it IS the best. Its fruit is highly sought-after, not only by Dawson & James for their eponymous chardonnay and pinot noir, but a raft of others, currently including Brown Brothers, Frogmore Creek, Accolade (Arras, Eileen Hardy), Kate Hill, Domaine Simha, Glaetzer Dixon, Ministry of Clouds, and Meadowbank’s own wines.

Dawson and James are long-time close friends since working at Hardys / Constellation / Accolade, where they both rose to senior winemaking positions. Both are retired from full-time corporate winemaking and reside in McLaren Vale. Their grapes are processed at the Accolade-owned Bay of Fires winery.