People

Sam’s passion for wine started as a young worker on his family’s farm in Italy. Sam’s extensive history in the engineering and construction sectors saw him, with the support of his wife Maria, enter into a successful business partnership with three other Italian migrants to develop what is today the ASX-listed United Group Limited (UGL). Sam oversees the operation of the Castelli family’s various businesses and, like Luca, frequently lends a hand on the estate and in the winery with his trusty and well-conditioned toolbox. He’s also not shy of showing his truck driving ability and his friendly wine delivery service, where it’s not unusual to experience his personable approach and very Italian sense of humour!

Adam oversees all Castelli Estate operations as Managing Director. In addition, Adam manages Castelli Group’s property operations. Clients respect Adam for his strong drive and commitment to achieving goals. Adam’s experience spans over 20 years and his vision for Castelli is to be a benchmark premium Western Australian winery highly sought and admired around the world. He is a registered builder, a Licensed Real Estate Agent and has a Bachelor of Commerce in Property. Adam’s hands-on approach sees him dedicated to the task at hand, be it in the office, on a building site, or at Castelli Estate in Denmark working alongside the team to achieve success whilst instilling the family culture to enjoy life and have fun along the way.

Our Chief Winemaker is Andrew Vesey, who has held the role since 2020. Andrew sources fruit from grape growers across the region as well as from our estate vineyard. With more than 20 years’ experience, Andrew has travelled across the globe to develop and refine his viticultural and winemaking skills. His work experience takes in France, Portugal, Italy, New Zealand, the north-east of Victoria and 10 years in Western Australia’s Great Southern. Andrew’s winemaking philosophy is centred around the vineyard. He identifies the unique attributes of a site and adjusts his winemaking techniques to suit. In his role as Chief Winemaker for Castelli Estate, Andrew is focused on crafting wines with fresh fruit flavours balanced with acidity and depth of flavour.