Trevor Drayton

Trevor Drayton (born February 18, 1955 , † January 17, 2008 in Pokolbin, New South Wales) was an Australian winemaker and entrepreneur , often described as an "icon" of the Australian wine industry .

Drayton came from an old winemaking family. From 1973 and 1978 he attended Roseworthy Agricultural College and studied oenology . He then returned to the family business and produced several award-winning wines. Most recently, he was chairman of the Hunter Valley Vineyard Association . He ran the family business Drayton's Family Wines together with his father Max, his mother Caroline and his brothers John and Greg.

In January 2008, at the age of 52, he was killed in an explosion at the winery. Drayton was buried in Cessnock .

Individual evidence

↑ Holly Nott et al. a .: Explosion Devastates NSW Wine Dynasty ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: The Sydney Morning Herald of January 17, 2008 (English)

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SURNAME	Drayton, Trevor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian winemaker
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1955
DATE OF DEATH	January 17, 2008
Place of death	Pokolbin, New South Wales

[1] Holly Nott et al. a .: Explosion Devastates NSW Wine Dynasty ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: The Sydney Morning Herald of January 17, 2008 (English)