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    Winemaker

    Gwyn Olsen

    Senior Winemaker, Henschke

    Discipline
    Winemaker
    Based in
    Keyneton, Australia
    Portrait of Gwyn Olsen

    i. Biography

    Gwyn Olsen is Senior Winemaker at Henschke. After studying science and biochemistry, she completed postgraduate oenology in 2005 and worked vintages in the Languedoc, Saint-Émilion, and Burgundy before roles with Villa Maria and McWilliams. She later held chief and head winemaker positions and was named Young Winemaker of the Year in 2017. Olsen joined Henschke before the 2023 vintage and now helps lead the cellar team across the family's Eden Valley, Barossa, and Adelaide Hills wines.

    Profile updated August 2026