Skatey...The life of Les Skate

Skatey
The Life of Les Skate
‘I wouldn’t do that for anyone else!’ Then we levelled an area big enough for the winery
and proceeded to build it. We had to jack hammer out the trenches for the drains. We
eventually got there.
It wasn’t a real big project in those days but the firms that bought it later on (it’s owned by
Treasury Wines now) between them and Rosemount and the others, they built onto it and
made it bigger. While it was Coldstream Hills, James and Suzanne were a bit like Dr
Carrodus. They wanted to make a name for themselves in the wine industry. And they did.
They were getting that seventeen to twenty dollars a bottle. Eventually James, who was
quite a clever bloke, (he’d been a solicitor and worked for big firms in the city) took
shareholders in and he eventually sold to Rosemount.
James (Halliday) and
Suzanne were a bit like Dr
Carrodus. They wanted to
make a name for themselves
in the wine industry. And
they did.
The new owners then did just the same as the others
had done … they wanted to see the money, so they
dropped the price down. That would have broken
James’ and Suzanne’s hearts. But it has worked its
way back up to a good level again now, with
competition and a big demand for wine.
Coldstream Hills Cellar Door
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