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Inspired by a trip to the Barossa in the 70s, Yarra Valley wine pioneer Graeme Miller started converting his Dixons Creek dairy farm into a vineyard in 1971. In 1978 he won the Jimmy Watson Trophy, bringing attention to the Valley and it’s cool climate wines. He sold his original vineyard to De Bortoli in 1987, starting again across the road at the present Millers Dixons Creek Estate site, building a new winery and opening a cellar door with his wife Bernadette in 2005. As captain at Dixons Creek CFA Graeme was actively involved with local fire fighting efforts during the tragic Black Saturday fires in February 2009. “The fires missed our property due to the vagaries of wind direction but many neighbours lost property and sadly, we have lost lives locally in Dixons Creek and Steels Creek. Initially we were consumed with fire response in the local community and this has gone on for weeks for our brigade members, as the conditions were very dry and areas smouldered for a long time in the
