Our People

Mike Lemmes - Winemaker

With a Roseworthy Wine making degree and over 20 years experience in making great wines, Mike is an expert at creating quality wines from quality grapes. His wines have won numerous accolades from around the nation and internationally. Mike is also a keen surfer - and after working all day in the barrel room, he can often be found chasing more barrels down at the beach. He is also the last living winemaker who can still drink EB from a can.

Sam Castleden - Manager

Sam became interested in viticulture after he took a casual job planting the original vines at Rosily in 1994. The close relationship that he formed with all 19,816 vines planted meant that he couldn't leave. Watching Rosily develop from a grass covered hill in 1994, through to the Wine Industry of WA's "Most Outstanding New Winery" in 2003, and on to becoming the well regarded premium Margaret River wine producer that it is today, ensures that Sam never regrets meeting his 19,816 friends.

Ben Allan - Sales and Distribution Manager

Working closely with David Mullen at David Mullen Wine Agency, Ben supplies the top restaurants, bars and bottle shops of West Australia with a great range of fine wines. Ben is also responsible for ensuring the professional distribution of our wines throughout the rest of Australia and the world. Please view a list of our national and international distributors.

Ian Watt - Viticultural Assistant and Maintenance Officer

Ian has worked at Rosily Vineyard since before the first vines were planted in 1994. After the vines and the wines, Ian's passions are all things that aren't broken, and tea. When things break, he fixes them with extreme efficiency so that he can return to sipping tea without delay. He is also highly adept at driving a tractor at 7.5 kmph (with or without a dog on his lap).