Commenting on Accolade's development while under its ownership, the CEO of Champ, John Haddock said: «We followed a deliberate strategy of creating a
New World wine platform so that we now have winemaking operations in Australia,
New Zealand, South Africa, the United States and Chile, while also premiumising our local
offering through the acquisitions of
Grant Burge Wines and the Fine Wine Partners portfolio, which included
brands such as St. Hallett, Petaluma and Croser.