Therese has been a part of the Yalumba family for more than 25 years. Barossa-born, she started as a Marketing Assistant at Yalumba when Robert Hill-Smith was Marketing Manager in 1985.
She caught the travel bug, but couldn’t stay away for long, returning to the company’s Melbourne sales office in the early 90s as secretary to the State Manager.
A real go-getter, Therese then moved into a sales representative role in Melbourne, before moving to Negociants New Zealand selling Yalumba and Hill-Smith Family Vineyards wines to the Kiwis for three years.
After one stint overseas, she decided to give another a go and transferred to Negociants UK in London, where she remained for six years.
Finally, she returned to Adelaide in 2008 and has been on the ground servicing Samuel Smith & Son’s on-premise accounts in the Adelaide CBD, North and North West ever since.
In today’s technological environment, Therese still places a real emphasis on face-to-face contact with her customers, ensuring that she fosters real relationships with them.
Her current favourite product is the Yalumba The Virgilius 2016. She says the new 2016 vintage is mind-blowing, showing elegance and restraint, yet it still has the voluptuous depth and style that The Virgilus is known for. In her words: “God-damn gorgeous.”
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