Gapsted Wine - The Story
The Victorian Alps winery was established in 1997 by six great friends who were also wine professionals. Their extensive experience in the industry and their passion for the region were central to the success of the winery over its relatively short existence. In 1999 the first wines were released under the Gapsted brand and in 2001 the stunning and award winning Cellar Door was opened.
The owners of Victorian Alps Winery are all passionate wine people with Shayne Cunningham, John Cavendon and Pat Murtagh providing the drive for the business.
They all had a dream to build their own winery and decided to become business partners. After many long nights of planning (and the occasional tipple), the dream of Victorian Alps Winery became a reality. Today the winery crushes 11,000 tons and has storage capacity of over 9 million litres.
Shayne Cunningham - Chief Winemaker
Shayne’s affinity for the King Valley and Alpine Valleys regions began when he sourced grapes from the area to produce an award-winning 1992 King Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for Miranda. In 1995 he took the next step of entering a viticultural partnership with three King Valley growers. In 1996 he left Miranda with a clear focus - to have a winery of his own in the King Valley region. Together with the three King Valley growers with whom Shayne had the viticultural partnership and an additional grape grower from Buffalo Valley, Shayne formed the Victorian Alps Winery.
