Giovanni Maglieri arrived in the McLaren Vale 1958 and worked the local vineyards until establishing his own winery. Five years later, Giovanni's seventeen year old son Steve, followed his father to Australia. In 1965, the pair bought forty hectares of McLaren Vale scrub and set about the task of clearing it for the planting vines. In 1972 Steve Maglieri established Gully Wines, which he renamed to Maglieri in 1977. Originally a family run boutique operation, Maglieri continued to grow from strength to strength, winning over a loyal nation wide cult following and releasing some of the region's most essential wines. Maglieri today is synonymous with McLaren Vale Shiraz, the vines are meticulously pruned and closely managed.