Simon Ding - Senior Winemaker / Site Manager

After finishing an apprenticeship in Metalwork in 1993, I  travelled to Great Britain on a working holiday. Over the next three years I travelled and worked throughout the Middle East, Europe, South America and Asia in various jobs. It was during this time that I worked in the Restaurant and Bar industry and gained an appreciation for good food and fine wine.

On returning to Australia in 1996 I took up a position with Fermoy Estate in Margaret River as a cellar hand. Soon after starting work I undertook a Bachelor of Science degree, specializing in Wine Science via a correspondence mode of study whilst working full time in the cellar. During this time I was also privileged enough to do a vintage at Villa Trasqua in the Castellina in Chianti appellation of Tuscany. Great wine and food was the order of the day.  After six years of work and study I  completed my degree in Wine Science.

Since completing my degree I have worked in the Margaret River region as a Winemaker for several award winning wineries. In 2008, I joined the team at Flying Fish Cove as the Senior Winemaker/Site Manager. I consider myself an extremely lucky person as I have managed to snare myself a job with a team of great people who all share a common goal of making great wines and enjoying the experience to do so.

Outside of work, I love nothing more than to spend time with my wife and kids, cruising down to the beach or a local park or café doing what young families do.

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