David was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. He started working in the wine industry at a young age loading cases of wine into delivery vans at the local bottle shop.
After school he went to the University of Adelaide and studied Agricultural Business with a major in Wine Marketing, upon completion of his degree he started working for the Yalumba Wine Company in the Barossa Valley.
After 3 years at Yalumba Wines he spent a year working in California for Constellation Brands in a more production focused role. It was at this time that David decided to train to become a winemaker. He returned from the States and enrolled at Lincoln University in the South Island of New Zealand where he completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Winemaking and Viticulture.
From there he took a winemaking position with Giesen Wines in Marlborough with a focus on making Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. After 6 years here he moved to become, first winemaker and then, Group Winery Manager for the MVL Group who operate large contract processing facilities in Marlborough and Central Otago. It was during this time that David started the Cirro wine brand and started consultant winemaking for a number of other clients.
2012 saw another big change for David as he resigned his post at the MVL Group to concentrate solely on his own ventures. In China David has provided consultancy services in Yunnan Province and undertook a vintage as a winemaker in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In New Zealand he continues to expand his consulting and wine businesses.
Between 2012- 2014 David participated in the Ningxia Wine Challenge as well as developing his chinese winemaking consultancy business. In 2014 David’s efforts were rewarded by receiving the top prize for both his red and white wines made in the Ningxia wine region. In additional he also received a friendship award from the Ningxia Hui Autonmous Region for his contribution to the wine industry.
To date David is focussed on developing the Cirro wine range from Marlborough and international wine consultancy.