Who Are We

Families brought together from a love of wine supported by a passionate and talented team.

Melick family: 2002 – 2025

Greg Melick AO SC and wife Michelle founded Pressing Matters in 2002, inspired by the potential of the neighbouring Morningside Vineyard to produce the noble European varieties of Riesling, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet. The first vintage was in 2006. Greg retired from the vineyard in 2025.

Hall family: 2019 – current

The opportunity to unite the Morningside vineyard with Pressing Matters saw the Hall family join the Melicks as partners in late 2019. Significant investment in a new winery, tasting room and general infrastructure and new plantings followed which is now carried on by the Fogarty-Hall partnership.

Fogarty family: 2025 – current

Peter Fogarty and his family have joined the Hall’s to form a new partnership to drive Pressing Matters future growth. Fogarty-Hall’s other Tasmanian vineyard interests include Clover Hill and Ossa vineyards.

Winemaking

Previously made by Sam Connew, leaving in 2025 to concentrate on Stargazer, the wines are now made by Jimmy Watson award winning winemaker, Liam McElhinney, who is also responsible for both Ossa and Lowestoft wines.

Viticulture services – Mark Hoey

Mark and his team at Peak Viticulture keep a meticulous eye on our holdings and bring a wealth of local experience and knowledge to Pressing Matters. They revel in establishing new blocks with the latest clonal diversity right next to tending the oldest Pinot and Cabernet vines in the district. In these high density plantings they focus on soil heath, vine balance and highly detailed canopy management so this unique site can express true terroir. Light tillage undervine and midrow bring in oxygen and nutrient recycling as well as allowing planting of a diverse mix of annual and perennial legumes and grasses.