Winemaker
Emma Norbiato
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Griffith, Australia
i. Biography
Emma Norbiato is Chief Winemaker at Calabria Family Wines in Griffith, Australia. Over more than 20 years in wine, her work has been anchored in the Riverina, with a consistent brief: build wines for balance and texture, finished with a polish that reads as deliberate and rooted in place.
The Climb
Study at Charles Sturt University gave Emma Norbiato the technical base that later carried into cellar leadership at Calabria Family Wines in Griffith, Australia. That move from education into chief winemaking points to a career shaped by progression rather than leap, with each stage adding weight to a style now closely tied to the region’s fruit and the demands of translating site and season into finished wine. Within a house as established as Calabria Family Wines, her position sits between continuity and refinement, carrying a defining voice while still tightening the details.
Today
Norbiato is Chief Winemaker at Calabria Family Wines in Griffith, Australia. The current remit is clear: wines built with balance and texture, with enough structure to hold shape and enough richness to avoid heaviness. That sort of work asks for restraint, not blunt force. It is about shaping a house style that can read cleanly in the glass and still open in layers, with continuity carried through detail.
Signature
Emma's signature wines include Hear Me Roar, Saint Petri Shiraz Carignan, Three Bridges Shiraz, The Calabria Grand Reserve 2018 Vintage, and Three Bridges Chardonnay. Together, these bottlings show range without losing the through-line of balance and texture. Hear Me Roar makes its intent plain in the name; Saint Petri Shiraz Carignan and Three Bridges Shiraz sit in the red-wine register where structure matters; The Calabria Grand Reserve 2018 Vintage stands as a marked point in the portfolio; and Three Bridges Chardonnay brings the white side into view. The list reads as a set, but the common language is control.
Recognition
Emma Norbiato has received Australian Women in Wine Awards — Winemaker of the Year (2016). Emma's honors include Winemaker of the Year finalist (2019) and Winemaker of the Year (2016). Taken together, those recognitions place her work across two separate moments and point to a sustained level of regard over time.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Emma
What is Emma Norbiato's current role?
As of 2026, Emma Norbiato is Chief Winemaker.
Where did Emma Norbiato train or study?
Emma Norbiato trained at Charles Sturt University.
What recognition has Emma Norbiato received?
Winemaker of the Year finalist (2019).
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