Paul Scorpo has a 27-year background as a horticulturist/landscape architect, and has worked in major projects ranging from private gardens to golf courses in Australia, Europe and Asia. His family has a love of food, wine and gardens, all of which led to them buying a derelict apple and cherry orchard on gentle rolling hills between Port Phillip and Westernport Bay. Part of a ridge system which climbs up to Red Hill, it offers north and northeast-facing slopes on red-brown, clay loam soils. James Halliday

Sometimes you happen on a wine label that you want to be really successful, to do really well. Not that I would ever wish the opposite to occur - that is, for a winery to fail - but sometimes you come across a producer who appears to have made just that little bit more effort with what they're making; one who somehow manages to confer the end result with that little something extra. Scorpo Wines on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula is one of these.  After Hours, Tim White

Paul Scorpo's meticulously planted vineyard on the Peninsula is producing some truly superb fruit, and with the help of Sandro Moselle at Kooyong winery the Scorpo wines have deservedly received some serious attention.

This pinot gris from Scorpo is not your average fare. Indeed it’s a mighty wine. Intense, long, fragrant and persuasive. I don’t even like pinot gris, but I love this wine. It’s all honeysuckle and brine, stonefruits and pink grapefruit. It feels good on your tongue, and it sails long. It’s a wonderful white. Trust me. Rated : 94 Points Alcohol : 14% Price : $35 Closure : Screwcap Drink : 2011 - 2013 By Campbell Mattinson