Matthew and Brad both come from a corporate background, with Matthew completing a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Brad a Bachelor of Science. Matthew has over 20 years’ experience in automotive design, engineering and manufacturing, with 11 of those years as an executive with General Motors. His career has seen him work in the USA, South Korea and Australia. 

Brad commenced his working career in the genetics department at Melbourne University with his career primarily focused in the areas of Program Management and Management Consulting across multiple industries.

While living in the USA, the couple purchased their first vineyard in Steels Creek, at which point they had their wine made under contract. After a seven and a half year stint overseas, they returned to Australia at the start of 2015 with their four year old son Sebastian, and started to set up their own winery. 2016 saw the two release the first wine made themselves under close instruction from their previous winemaker.

Steels Gate was not their first introduction to the wine industry, in 2004 they established a retail and wholesale wine business in Chapel St, Windsor. Brad left his corporate position at this time to run the business, which they subsequently sold in 2006 when they suspected Matthew would be sent overseas with his corporate job.