The talented Mr. Hewitson

Photo © Paula Hietaranta

Dean Hewitson is a charming Australian fellow, who makes elegant quality wines with stylish labels and funny names like The Mad Hatter, Gun Metal, Miss Harry (nickname of daughter Harriet), LuLu (his wife´s name is Lou) and Ned and Henry´s Shiraz (Ned and Henry are their sons).

This week the world-famous winemaker paid a visit to Finland to launch a new wine he made exclusively to Viking Line in the honour of maritime councelor Gunnar Eklund, the founder of the shipping company.

Perhaps I will never have a wine dedicated to me, so I would be happy to get a bottle or two of this beautiful Gunnar´s Reserve Shiraz 2008. So please do remember me if you are going to travel by Viking Line, because you can buy this wine only on board.