When Kevin Glastonbury wants a specific type of barrel for wines he makes at Yalumba, like The Octavius, he doesn't have to go far. About 100 metres to the cooperage.

How did this happen? Three siblings inherit a 126-year-old winery in north-east Victoria and fall in love with the grand dame.

For over a decade, Banrock Station wines have brought the pleasure of fine Australian wine and the message of conservation to the world.

Where no idea is deemed too big, outlandish or improbable; where eccentricity has been the rule rather than the exception and having fun is a serious business.