{"product_id":"lethbridge-masterclass-with-winemaker-ray-nadeson","title":"Lethbridge Masterclass with Winemaker Ray Nadeson","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"180\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eTwo scientists walk into a vineyard. Sounds like the start of a joke — but for Ray Nadeson and Maree Collis, it was the beginning of one of Victoria’s most compelling wine stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"180\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"597\" data-start=\"182\"\u003eAfter years balancing careers in science with weekends digging holes and planting vines, the two made Lethbridge Wines their full-time obsession in 2003. Both hold PhDs — chemistry and medicine respectively — and approached the search for their ideal site the same way they’d approach a research problem: methodically, rigorously, and with zero shortcuts. The result is a winery that feels entirely its own thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1035\" data-start=\"599\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1035\" data-start=\"599\"\u003eThe Flagship Vineyard sits 30km northwest of Geelong on land originally planted by Swiss immigrants in 1874, and the biodynamic, low-intervention philosophy that runs through everything here isn’t a marketing line — it’s baked into how Ray and Maree think. Indigenous yeast fermentations, foot-stomping, small open fermenters, minimal handling — every decision in the winery is about getting out of the way and letting the site speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1190\" data-start=\"1037\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1190\" data-start=\"1037\"\u003eThe masterclass will be led by Ray Nadeson himself — co-founder, scientist-turned-winemaker, and one of the driving forces behind 30 years of Lethbridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1190\" data-start=\"1037\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1561\" data-start=\"1192\"\u003eOver the years, Lethbridge has become one of the most distinctive voices in Victorian wine, producing bottles that balance precision, character and a real sense of place. The wines move comfortably between classic and experimental — from age-worthy Chardonnay and finely detailed Pinot Noir to savoury, structured Shiraz and the wonderfully left-field Vin Jaune Yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1561\" data-start=\"1192\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn tasting:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBracket 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eLethbridge Methode Ancestrale 2023\u003cbr\u003eNadeson Collis Inception NV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBracket 2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Chardonnay 2024\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Allegra Chardonnay 2019\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Allegra Chardonnay 2013 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBracket 3\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Pinot Noir 2024\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Block 4 Pinot Noir 2023\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Mietta Pinot Noir 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBracket 4\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Que Syrah Syrah 2023\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Shiraz 2022\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Indra Shiraz 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBracket 5\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLethbridge Vin Jaune Yellow NV\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Pont Wine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53143108419695,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/5646\/5775\/files\/LethbridgeWines_RayNadesonandTeam.jpg?v=1779764116","url":"https:\/\/lepontwinestore.com\/products\/lethbridge-masterclass-with-winemaker-ray-nadeson","provider":"Le Pont Wine Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}