Christa Deans commenced wine studies in 1976 at Roseworthy College, during which time she gained valuable winemaking experience in Germany, France and Austria. In 1982 she joined the winemaking team at Wolf Blass wines, rapidly developing her talents in white wine and sparkling wine production.
Christa is acknowledged by her winemaking peers as a forerunner and innovator in the production of premium quality Eden Valley Riesling. Christa's winemaking style clearly “stamps the footprint” of the vineyard, to maintain the fruit’s identity and integrity through to the finished wine - terroir, structure, fruit purity and the ability to evolve and improve with aging are the hallmarks of her Rieslings. Eden Hall’s Avon Brae vineyard produces consistently outstanding Riesling fruit and there is no winemaker in Australia better credentialed than Christa Deans to capture its nuances.