Dr. Irina Santiago-Brown and Dudley Brown are partners in life, wine, and a shared belief that things can and should be done differently. Irina grew up in Brazil and came to Australia in her 30s to study sustainability and viticulture, eventually earning a PhD and creating the Sustainable Australia Winegrowing program. She’s a serious powerhouse: smart, driven, and endlessly curious about soil health, regenerative farming, and how to make better wine by first taking care of the land. Dudley’s path was less academic but just as intentional, having walked away from a corporate job in the US to pursue winemaking from the ground up in the McLaren Vale. Together, they’ve built Inkwell as a place that reflects them both.