Mary Penfold, 9780733343278
Hardcover
A woman’s vision: From garden vines to a world-class wine empire.
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Mary Penfold

the true story of the great australian winemaker, from the bestselling award-winning author of sister viv and annette kellerman australian mermaid

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  • Hardcover

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    27 October 2025

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Summary

Mary Penfold: The Mother of Australian Wine

The inspiring story of Mary Penfold, the mother of the Australian wine industry - a self-taught vintner and business genius who emigrated to a frontier settlement and built her family’s small vineyard into one of the world’s most respected winemakers.

Bestselling author and biographer Grantlee Kieza turns his focus to the birth of the Australian wine industry and the mother, business leader and pioneering vintner M…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733343278
ISBN-10:0733343279
Author:Grantlee Kieza
Publisher:ABC Books
Imprint:ABC Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:27 October 2025
Weight:0g
About The Author

Grantlee Kieza

Grantlee Kieza OAM is an award-winning journalist and the highly acclaimed, bestselling author of more than twenty biographies. Kieza held senior editorial positions at The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Courier-Mail for many years and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his writing. He is a Walkley Award finalist, a 2025 ABIA shortlisted author for Biography of the Year, a 2025 Indie Award shortlisted author for Non-fiction, the No. 1 history author in Australia in 2024, and the author of national bestsellers Mr and Mrs Gould, Sister Viv, Flinders, The Remarkable Mrs Reibey, Hudson Fysh, Lawson, Banks, Macquarie, Banjo, Mrs Kelly, Monash and Bert Hinkler.

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