Leigh Sparrow – BIOGRAPHY

Leigh is an Australian who now lives full-time in France with his French wife and their young sons. His international experience and his open minded and informed approach made him the ideal candidate for the position of Winemaker at Domaine de Sainte Rose.

Leigh studied Oenology at the internationally renowned Roseworthy Campus of the University of Adelaide. He has subsequently travelled extensively, gaining experience in large and small scale wineries in both the new and old world wine growing regions of the world. His ability to apply this old and new world experience to the winemaking at Sainte Rose is an invaluable asset.

Leigh’s career reads like a winery “Who’s Who?”. It includes names such as Simeon Wines in Australia, Weingut Pasler in Austria, E&J Gallo Wines in California and Vignobles James Herrick in the Languedoc.

His career reads as follows:

1997 - Buronga Hill, Simeon Wines, NSW, Australia
E&J Gallo, California, USA

1998 – Renwood Winery, California, USA

1999 - Rapaura Vintners, Malborough, New Zealand

2000 – Weingut Pasler, Burgenland, Austria

2000–2 - Zilzie Wines, Victoria, Australia

2003 - Foncalieu Vignobles, Languedoc, France

2004-5 - Vignobles James Herrick, Languedoc, France

2006 - Foncalieu Vignobles, Languedoc, France
 

2007 - Present      Winemaker, Domaine Sainte Rose