Winemaker

Geraldine McFaul

Discipline: Winemaker
Venue: Baillieu Vineyard · Winery

Portrait of Geraldine McFaul

i. Biography

Working wine on the Mornington Peninsula meant learning the cellar and the vineyard side by side, and Geraldine McFaul’s early roles show that apprenticeship clearly. She began as deputy to Todd Dexler at Stonier in Mornington Peninsula, a position built on observation, pace and the day-to-day discipline of a working winery. From there, she moved to winemaker in charge at Willow Creek Vineyard in Balnarring, Mornington Peninsula, taking on broader responsibility and a more central hand in the final shape of the wine. That progression continued on the Peninsula, where Geraldine McFaul’s appointments at Stonier and Baillieu placed her inside the decisions that define a vineyard’s style over time. Today, Geraldine is winemaker / in charge of Stonier and winemaker of Baillieu Vineyard. Read together, those roles mark a career built through repetition, judgment and direct experience rather than distance from the work.

Today

McFaul is winemaker at Baillieu Vineyard in Merricks, Vic. At Merricks, the work sits within the broader Mornington Peninsula context, where the region’s coastal conditions and measured winemaking culture shape expectations in the cellar. McFaul’s position at Baillieu Vineyard is grounded in that practical register: the long view, the attention to detail, and the consistency required to carry style across vintages.

Career - Winemaker / in charge, Stonier, Mornington Peninsula - Winemaker, Baillieu Vineyard, Merricks, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria - Deputy to Todd Dexler, Stonier, Mornington Peninsula - Winemaker in charge, Willow Creek Vineyard, Balnarring, Mornington Peninsula

Signature

Geraldine's signature wines include Baillieu Elgee Park Family Reserve Viognier 2016 and Rare Hare. Those wines are the clearest named points of reference for Geraldine McFaul’s style, and they sit within a practice defined by control rather than excess. Baillieu Elgee Park Family Reserve Viognier 2016 and Rare Hare are the bottles most directly tied to her name, and together they identify the wines by which her work is currently read.

Recognition

Her career includes named winemaking appointments across Mornington Peninsula vineyards, from deputy to winemaker in charge and winemaker. Recognition comes through the sequence of roles themselves. Geraldine McFaul’s path across Mornington Peninsula vineyards shows advancement in title and responsibility, from deputy to winemaker in charge and winemaker. Across Stonier, Willow Creek Vineyard, and Baillieu, the record is one of steady accumulation of authority in the craft.

FAQ What is Geraldine McFaul's current role? Geraldine McFaul is Winemaker. Where did Geraldine McFaul work before? Geraldine McFaul's earlier career included Stonier and Willow Creek Vineyard.