Cantina Abbatiello

Luca Abbatiello was born and raised in a small village in the south of Italy. ‘Vagabondo’ means nomad, and as he grew up the wanderlust took hold, wine and food remaining important wherever he went. And while he worked for Michelin-starred restaurants in England (where he first headed), he says he still missed the homemade food of Italy. This led him and his partner to move to Australia in 2014, gravitating to Adelaide. Here he found the family food that he had missed, and a work environment full of opportunities. The most recent of those has been the creation of his virtual winery Cantina Abbatiello. Luca believes minimum human intervention in the vineyard and skilful winemaking processes produce the best wines. -JAMES HALLIDAY