Jo Irvine is the soul of Lévrier Wines. She dreamt to have her own brand in 2014, and by late 2017 Lévrier Wines by Jo Irvine was born. As a second-generation winemaker, Jo Irvine had her career began at a very early age. Her first experience in the winery was undertaking the ritual tasting of ferments and wine blending. Then, she pursued a very different career as a theatre nurse.

Life went the full circle and in the early 90’s, she attended university to pursue her enduring passion for winemaking. A few years later and working six vintages straight in both the Barossa Valley and California USA, she made her passion her career. Lévrier Wines won a lot of international awards, such as: 2019 Inducted into Barons of Barossa Grand Council and Halliday’s top 10 new wineries in Australia (2018).