Over a Glass: James Thomas (Heroes Vineyard, Otway Ranges) - From Surfing to Winemaking

Over a Glass: James Thomas (Heroes Vineyard, Otway Ranges) - From Surfing to Winemaking

June 15, 2026 · 38 min

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James Thomas shares the story of his journey from surfing to winemaking at Heroes Vineyard in the Otway Ranges.

In southwest Victoria lie the Otway Ranges, a place of rugged beauty shaped by coastland, beaches, and mountain ranges. Here, James Thomas and his wife, Eloise Thomas, took a punt on an established vineyard, renaming it “Heroes.” He joins me to share the story behind it. ⁠https://heroesvineyard.com⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND THE SCENES ⁠⁠⁠https://deepintheweeds.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d33e307cf7100cf947e2e6973&id=d17d8213f5⁠⁠⁠ Follow Over a Glass ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/overtheglasspod⁠⁠⁠ Host Shanteh Wale ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shantehwale/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Executive Producer Rob Locke ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/⁠⁠⁠ Executive Producer Anthony Huckstep ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/⁠⁠⁠ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork⁠⁠⁠ Over a Glass is a wine & drinks podcast with Shanteh Wale exploring the personalities, stories and landscape of the wine and drinks business. An Australian Wine and Drinks Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.

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