Chris Dilworth and Loique Allain established their small négociant style business in 2017. They now have a small winery in Leonards Hill. Working with vineyards across the Macedon Ranges and surrounds, they produce around 1,000 dozen annually. Based in Daylesford with their young family, they’re deeply connected to the region’s creative and growing community.

Chris grew up in hospitality, in his family’s Sydney restaurant the Incinerator before the family moved to a farm in the Hunter Valley, where they grew fruit and a small vineyard. After his first vintage in 2007, he completed a Viticulture and Winemaking degree at the University of Adelaide. His experience includes work with Dean Hewitson, Castello dei Rampolla(Tuscany), Dominique Lafon both in the Macon and Meursault (Burgundy), Morilla Estate (Tasmania), and five years as winemaker at Eastern Peake.

Loique is an artist and printmaker, raised in the Adelaide Hills and Victor Harbor. With a Fine Arts Honours degree from the University of Tasmania. Loique’s artistic practice is grounded in a deeply lived experience of art and its role in culture. Her passion for wine grew while living abroad in France and Italy, where she worked for Paul Pillot and Bernard Van Berg.

Dilworth and Allain's winemaking is inspired by the living culture of wine, the art of fermentation, and the shared experiences of travel, art, and hospitality. Their wines reflect a thoughtful and expressive approach to both place and process.