Howard Park Wines

Born in the Great Southern region of Western Australia to a wine making family, Nic’s career spans a vast array of roles at many wineries around the world. Nic followed his passion from Australia to France, working vintages in Bordeaux and the South of before returning to Australia to enrol at university to study a degree in winemaking and pursue a career in the industry. After graduation he landed a coveted role at Hardys in South Australia, making wines for Tintara and working closely with sparkling wine master Ed Carr at House of Arras. Nic has a passion for sparkling wine, and enjoys the combination of artistry and blending that is required to create remarkable wines.

With a background in hospitality in Australia and UK, Mark worked vintage in France before becoming a cellarhand at Houghton Wines in the Swan Valley.After studying winemaking at Charles Sturt University, Mark moved to Margaret River in 2006 to feed his desire to make top quality Chardonnay and Cabernet, joining the Howard Park team initially as Senior Cellarhand, progressing to Assistant Winemaker and becoming Senior Winemaker in 2015.