Our People (Wills Domain - Margaret River)

Wills Domain Wines and Vineyard, Margaret River

Get to know some of Wills Domain's key staff.

"This is one of the more remarkable new operations in the region, run by one of the more remarkable men in the industry."

Ray Jordan's Guide to Wine 2006

Darren Haunold

Darren is the dedicated Owner/Manager of Wills Domain.

Left a paraplegic after an accident in 1989, Darren’s contributions to the overall viticultural resource and his commitment to the aesthetic appeal of Wills Domain have been extraordinary.

He says: “Our commitment to making the best wines, stems purely from our passion… it has been said that you can taste the love in our wines.”

Bruce Dukes (B.Sc. Agric UWA; M.Sc. Vitic. Enol. UC Davis)

With over 13 years experience as a winemaker, Bruce designs Wills Domain wines with a wealth of South Western Australian knowledge of “terroir” and climate and with his international credentials particularly from Niebaum-Coppola in the Nappa Valley, California.

Bruce is undoubtedly poised to be amongst Australia’s great winemakers hailing from an outstanding winemaking region.

Naturaliste Vintners

Naturaliste Vintners is a purposely engineered custom crush premium wine making facility. It is centrally located on the Bussell Highway (corner Hairpin Road) at the arterial entrance and exit to the Margaret River region.

NV has been established as a complete winemaking service to assist small to medium size (up to 500tonne) producers to craft fine quality and unique wines.

State of the art design and process equipment has been integrated with an experienced winemaking team led by Bruce Dukes (B.Sc. Agric UWA; M.Sc. Vitic. Enol. UC Davis).

Each parcel of fruit is treated as a unique entity which is accompanied by completely transparent records which are updated daily. Our expertise is in the fields of quality, integrity and service.


	Get to know some of Wills Domain's key staff. "This is one of the more remarkable new operations in the region, run by one of the more remarkable men in the industry." Ray Jordan's Guide to Wine 2006 Darren Haunold Darren is the dedicated Owner/Manager of Wills Domain. Left a paraplegic after an accident in 1989, Darren’s contributions to the overall viticultural resource and his commitment to the aesthetic appeal of Wills Domain have been extraordinary. He says: “Our commitment to making the best wines, stems purely from our passion… it has been said that you can taste the love in our wines.” Bruce Dukes (B.Sc. Agric UWA; M.Sc. Vitic. Enol. UC Davis) With over 13 years experience as a winemaker, Bruce designs Wills Domain wines with a wealth of South Western Australian knowledge of “terroir” and climate and with his international credentials particularly from Niebaum-Coppola in the Nappa Valley, California. Bruce is undoubtedly poised to be amongst Australia’s great winemakers hailing from an outstanding winemaking region. Naturaliste Vintners Naturaliste Vintners is a purposely engineered custom crush premium wine making facility. It is centrally located on the Bussell Highway (corner Hairpin Road) at the arterial entrance and exit to the Margaret River region. NV has been established as a complete winemaking service to assist small to medium size (up to 500tonne) producers to craft fine quality and unique wines. State of the art design and process equipment has been integrated with an experienced winemaking team led by Bruce Dukes (B.Sc. Agric UWA; M.Sc. Vitic. Enol. UC Davis). Each parcel of fruit is treated as a unique entity which is accompanied by completely transparent records which are updated daily. Our expertise is in the fields of quality, integrity and service.
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