Owned and directed by Richard, Florence and Sam Statham, Rosnay Organic Wines Pty Ltd was formed in 1996 and employs 5 people full time equivalent, plus two full time equivalents in casual staff and commissioned sales representatives.

Richard Statham, Mobile 0429 443215 ~ Born in 1946 in Sydney, Richard Statham has a had long career in Australian rural industries. He studied agriculture at Marcus Oldham agricultural college before working in Western Australia on pioneering irrigation projects. He served in the Australian Armed Forces in Papua New Guinea, and later graduated in Commerce from UNSW, worked for the Bank National de Paris in Sydney, and for Dalgety Australia Ltd. In 1980 Richard and Florence purchased a large sheep property at Barraba in northern NSW, which they sold in 1995 to move to “Rosnay”, at Canowindra, Central West NSW.

Florence Statham ~ Born in 1946 in Lyon, France, Florence emigrated to Australia in 1970, marrying Richard and bringing up their three sons, Sam, Nick and Oliver. She has always played an central role in the family business but her passion is as a chef and as an artist. Her passion is now applied to the Rosnay labels and imagery, which feature her original oil and pastel paintings, and in the development of the Rosnay wine styles and olive products.

Sam Statham, Mobile 0428 667317 ~ Born in 1974 in Sydney, Sam grew up on the farm at Barraba where he developed an interest in natural farming and ecology. Graduating from a B. Geography in France in 1996, he joined the family business in 1997. He enrolled in a diploma of horticultural management at Sydney University and completed a TAFE certificate in Organic Farming, later working part time as an organic farm auditor for an organic certification company. Sam is chairman of the Vignerons Committee of the Biological Farmers of Australia, and a founder and committee member of the Australia-New Zealand Organic Wine Show. He and his brother Nick built a straw bale house, where Sam now lives with his wife Simone and their daughter Molly.

Oliver Statham, Mobile 0415 855744 ~ Oli works part time for Rosnay as point of contact for Sydney trade customers, whilst pursuing his own career in music and staging.  

Lorraine Thomas, Mobile 0407 629 616 ~ Lorraine has built most of the licenced trade in northern NSW and the Gold Coast over the last two years and is an enthusiastic example of healthy living with moderate consumption of organic wine. 

Thanks to the many other people who have helped over the years, including the neighbours at Rivers Road Organic Farms, the team at Windowrie Estate, Chris and Lucy at Madrez Wine Services, Mina Hunt, Chris Osborne, Robar Distributors, as well the friends, family, organisations, consultants, customers and suppliers, too many to mention.