James Thomas (Heroes Vineyard, Otway Ranges) - From Surfing to Winemaking

James Thomas (Heroes Vineyard, Otway Ranges) - From Surfing to Winemaking

June 14, 2026 · 38 min

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James Thomas shares the story of transforming an established vineyard into 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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