Dylan
Dylan is founder and winemaker. He started this little biz a few years back and hasn’t looked back. While being chief winemaker, cellar door casual, IT specialist, super dad and sales rep he still finds time to hunt for bargains on marketplace, squeeze in a surf, go mountain biking, diving, fishing, and exploring the region. Dylan has also dabbled in DJing, still playing parties here and there. If you happen to visit the winery there will no doubt be bangers playing. Born in Blenheim, NZ and raised in Geelong, VIC. Moved West in 2009 with no plans to leave Margaret River anytime soon.
Taryn
Born and raised in Geelong too but actually met Dylan in Perth in 2010 and they have pretty much been together since. Knowing literally nothing about wine before she met Dylan, this ride has sure been a learning curve. Taryn does the books and admin, pays the bills, handles the wine club, ‘helps’ in the winery and cellar door and just generally keeps Dylan and the team in line.
She also loves mountain biking, running, and walking the endless trails and beaches. While still a Victorian at heart, loves the relaxed vibe and being surrounding by the natural beauty of Margaret River and West Aus. When not drinking wine, she’ll be drinking G&Ts.
Fabian
Fabian joined us in early 2020. His passion for the wine industry combined with extensive sales and customer service experience, a great palate and a mutual love of spearfishing and techno means it’s safe to say we officially found our right hand man. While being our official WA sales rep, he also helps wherever we need him. In his spare time you will find him cooking up a storm, pulling into huge barrels at boat ramps, drinking some delicious wine or playing with his young boys. Fabian also imports some banging wines from Germany and France, if you want to know more check out Sysiphos Fine Wine Merchants.
Flash
The best looking but least productive team member.
He’s a kelpie/border-collie. Always ready to greet people at the cellar door with a stick or bung to throw. He’ll chase things as long as you’re throwing them and sleep if you’re not. He loves to swim, knows the mountain bike trails better than Taryn and is really scared of cats, boxes and the vacuum… among other things.
Declan
Our official Cellar door retail manager. Hailing from the UK, he came to Australia to travel years ago and never left. An all round top bloke who will call you out during your wine tasting if you’re not paying attention. Cheeky as hell, we’re stoked to have him on the team. His passion lies in providing unforgettable experiences for our customers, creating unimaginable events, and leading our cellar door retail team to success.
When not drinking vino, he’ll be drinking something else while staying out way too late at one of Margs’ fine establishments.
Bella
Bella is a young winemaker who grew up in the Swan Valley with wine running through her veins. She’s keen to learn the entire operation from winery and vineyard to cellar door.
Comfortable driving the tractor, climbing on barrels at the winery, telling her story at the cellar door and learning our wild ways. She’ll be putting her own stamp on LSM for many vintages to come.
Petrie
Petrie, or commonly known around the team as ‘P’ has been working on and off with LS for years. In 2022 he made the jump over to join us full time.
Originally from South Africa he comes to LS a heap of winery experience after working in wineries all over the world. He also has a degree in winemaking and business/logistics. It’s great having another capable set of hands around the winery and he has taken to the vineyard like a duck to water.
If he is not working on the weekends either in the winery of helping out back at cellar door he will most likely be drinking a bottle of LS or posted up at Rhum Burgundy in town.