The beginnings of “Rosnay” are a classic Australian tale of tradition, multiculturalism and environmental passion. Its is the blend of decades of farming without chemicals in a different industry, and an old family tradition of growing grapes in the french Beaujolais. Former wool and cattle producers from Barraba, in northern NSW, Richard and Florence Statham moved to what is now “Rosnay” in 1995, after searching south-east Australia in search of the best site for a new vineyard and olive grove.