The founding father of DiGiorgio Family Wines, Stefano DiGiorgio, arrived in Australia from Italy on July 9th, 1952.  During his early years in Australia, Stefano worked in several farming operations and was admired for his ability to take on any challenge handed to him.  After a brief stint working in the cane fields of Queensland, Stefano moved to the Lucindale district of the Limestone Coast, where he has been acquiring land and developing farming businesses since 1956.  Today, the DiGiorgio family farm covers a vast area and includes cattle, sheep and wool production together with interests in horticultural produce as well as viticulture.

In 1989, the family set aside four hectares of Lucindale farmland for vines.  After much consideration of microclimate, average sunlight hours, water supply and soil testing, the first two hectares of Pinot Noir and two hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon were planted.  As a result of its initial success, the vineyard was gradually expended over the next decade to encompass 126 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

During the nineties, the fruit was purchased mainly by the large winemaking companies based in Coonawarra and the Limestone Coast.  In 1998, the DiGiorgio's decided it was time to produce their own bottles wines from the family's vineyards and to market these wines throughout the world.  Initially, the wines were produced at a nearby winery by a contract winemaker.  Then in March 2002, the family became the proud owner of the second oldest winery in the world-famous Coonawarra district.

Stefano and his wife Rita have four children, Frank, Nanni, Anna and Nicky.  Each works passionately in the family business, and together, they have proved a formidable team.