Island born Luke Andree started Sonnen in 2020 with the simple aim of creating tasty wines that express the premium Tasmanian vineyards they come from.

“Sonnen is all about doing justice to the tireless work of the people who grow the amazing fruit we have access to in Tassie – the people who spend their entire year stressing about the weather, who are up at the crack of dawn fixing tractors or out in the vineyard pruning in the freezing cold and fog.”

Luke first trained as a physiotherapist, funding his way through uni selling wine at Dan Murphy’s. It was this part-time gig that solidified where his real passion lay.

He ditched physio for a viticulture degree and began working in the growing and making side of the wine industry around the cooler climes of Australia in Victoria and Tasmania, including a seminal vintage stint in Germany’s Mosel Valley in 2019.

Sonnen is the culmination of these years of travelling and working with winemakers who have generously shared their knowledge. It’s also a continual creative evolution as Luke experiments with different styles, techniques and parcels of fruit from across Lutruwita/Tasmania.

“The thing we want people to do while drinking our wines is to have fun. It doesn’t have to be a super serious. As long as it can accompany good times, then we’re happy.”