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Victoria studied Commerce and Richard
studied Winemaking.
After graduating, Richard didn’t think he would
join the family business.
“I had the fantastic opportunity to work around
the world and no real plan to return,” he said.
“However, the opportunity and privilege to
work in such an old family business was
something I realised was too good to pass,”
he said.
Younger sister Sophie, a graduate of the
University of Adelaide, has also joined the firm.
But according to Victoria, being in the family is
no guarantee of a job.
“It is essential that the person has a required
skill set, family or not,” she said.
According to Richard, experience is vital too.
“I think experience outside the family business
first is a very good way to see how others do
things,” he said.
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Richard and
Victoria Angove,
Warboys Vineyard,
McLaren Vale
“You can learn a lot from others, make
mistakes, learn from them and find yourself.”
Victoria agrees. “While I did work outside of
the family business, in Canada and the UK, in
hindsight it wasn’t for long enough.”
So how do the Angoves balance family and
work life?
“We do love work and we also love wine, but we
have so many other things in our lives that there
is always something different to talk about,”
Victoria said.
Work life balance is a priority for Richard.
“At the end of the day, there is nothing more
important than family,” he said.
“We have such trust and respect for our entire
team that our business is indeed a broad and
wide family.”
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