
On March 3rd 2025, Mark Allen, the Drinks Columnist at the Australian Financial Review wrote an article titled "Wine pioneer looking for new blood to preserve vineyard tradition" where he writes about how, after 4 decades of winemaking and running he cellar door at Nicholson River Winery, Ken Eckersley & his wife Juliet are selling up & unless they find a buyer, Nicholson River Chardonnay could become a thing of the past.