Steels Gate Wines in Brunswick East

Steels Gates Wines

Steels Gate Wines Co-Directors/Owners and Vignerons (grow their own fruit and make the wine themselves) Matthew Davis and Brad Atkins have over 15 years leadership and management experience in the wine industry.

Matthew, with Brads support over key times throughout the year, is responsible for the viticulture across the two ‘blocks’ that make up Steels Gate Wine estates. Conversely, Brad is responsible for the Steels Gate Restaurant and Cellar Door located at their Dixons Creek vineyard, with Matthew on standby to support as needed. The two partners then come together in the winery throughout the year to make the Steels Gate Wines.

Steels Gate Wines maintains a focus on strengthening environmental sustainability across all facets from vine to final wine production. Both vineyards have been converted to dry-grown with a “minimal intervention” approach being taken, which includes majority organic fungicide spraying and no use of herbicides or pesticides . Matthew’s research into alternative measures to combat under vine weed growth and suppression have led to a transformational change in the way both blocks are maintained. In addition to organic fertilising, green manure crops have been planted to naturally bring essential minerals to their vines.