Angove, Dr William Thomas

Dr William Thomas Angove arrived in South Australia with his family in 1886 and planted his first vines in Tea Tree Gully in 1889, most likely to ensure a supply of medicinal wine for his patients. A keen experimenter in winemaking and viticulture, his vineyards grew to over 150 acres which led to the construction of the St. Agnes Distillery in 1904-1905. Dr Angove also pioneered grape growing in the Riverland, building the first distillery on the River Murray in 1910-1911.

The Angove winery initially produced red wines, and eventually also began production in white wines, sherry and port. The production of fortified grew once Dr Angove's son Thomas Carlyon (TC) established the Renmark operation of the winery and continued in the family business. It was Dr Angove's grandson, Thomas William Carlyon Angove (TWC) who created the Angove wine cask, the popular 'bag-in-box' storage solution for wine.

The company is now managed by the fourth generation of the Angove family, John Carlyon Angove and in 2011 the company celebrated 125 years in South Australia and 100 years of winemaking in Renmark.