Congratulations to Eloise Jarvis (aka Mrs Kooki)

By day, Ely is the Senior Winemaker at Cape Mentelle Vineyards. Her love project, with husband Glen Goodall, is La Kooki. Born in 2017 and founded on the pillars of opportunity, locality and personality - their wines are eminently drinkable, local at heart, born out of opportunity and full of personality. 

The fifteen Future Leaders 2023 were selected from a field of more than 100 applicants and this year’s cohort is reflective of the diversity of applications received, notably with 62 per cent from women this year.

The Future Leaders program inspires emerging grape and wine sector leaders wanting to achieve impactful change at a personal, business and sector level. It supports participants with sharpening their leadership skills and to continue building our community.

“I hope to come out of the Future Leaders program with increased confidence to fulfill my ambitions of continuing to facilitate the link between national programs and strategies with regional communities at the grass roots level, helping those people and businesses reach their full potential.” - says Ely.

Her experimental, joyful and simplistic approach to winemaking at La Kooki is fuss-free, fear-free and exhilarating. A technical expert, Ely gets to bend the rules of traditional winemaking when it comes to La Kooki. As a Future Leader, she will embark on a tailored six-month program coordinated and funded by Wine Australia, supported by Australian Grape & Wine and delivered with Pragmatic Thinking.

Future Leaders inspires emerging grape and wine sector leaders wanting to achieve impactful change at a personal, business and sector level. It supports participants to sharpen decision-making abilities, build networks and enthusiasm to take the grape and wine community forward into tomorrow.