Winemaker
Corrina Wright
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- McLaren Vale, Australia
i. Biography
Where They Are Now
Oenology training in 1994 placed Corrina Wright in the technical end of wine first: fermentation, texture, structure, and the discipline of working from what the fruit and cellar will allow. The graduate program at Penfolds followed as a practical step in that same line of work, sharpening the habits that matter in production: observation, restraint, and repeatable judgment. Those early stages set the terms of a career built on close attention to how wine is made before it ever reaches bottle. Southcorp gave that training a long, working application. Corrina Wright spent 1994–2007 working at Southcorp (Seppeltsfield, Lindeman’s, Rosemount), a span that put her inside a range of Australian wine names and the daily demands that come with them. The work called for fluency across cellar routines and vineyard-linked decisions, and for the stamina to keep standards steady over time. It was a sustained period of craft practice, with scale, consistency, and adaptation all part of the brief. Direction of Oliver's Taranga Vineyards now sits with Corrina Wright, and that role reflects the accumulation of study, cellar work, and oversight that preceded it. The shift from student in 1994 to director today marks not a change in craft, but a broader scope for it: the same technical grounding carried into estate leadership. In wine, continuity each vintage answers to the last, and her position makes that continuity explicit.
Signature
IHANA is the clearest marker of Corrina Wright’s signature. Within her body of work, the wine signals a distinct line of intent, with the same emphasis on precision and structure that runs through the rest of her practice. It reads as a product of a maker with a settled sense of character and place.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Corrina
Where did Corrina Wright work before?
Corrina Wright's earlier career included Penfolds and Southcorp.
What recognition has Corrina Wright received?
Young Gun of Wine finalist (2007).
