Kevin
Cullen was a passionate believer in the quality of Margaret River as a
wine region and particularly of its potential to become one of the great
areas for both Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. He thus created the
Cullen Wines International Chardonnay Tasting, now in its twenty third
year, to enable the wines from Margaret River to be compared with the
great Chardonnays produced in other prime locations elsewhere in the world.
Kevin felt that the lessons learnt from these comparisons would help Cullen
Wines optimise the quality of the excellent Chardonnay fruit that was
grown on their vineyards. Cullen Wines have decided to recognise Kevin’s
pioneering contribution to the elevation of its Chardonnay to prime status
by naming this wine the “Kevin John” and thereby form a formidable
twin with the Diana Madeline, the Cabernet Sauvignon blend named in honour
of his wife.