hiː dʒˈɔɪnd pˈɛnfoʊldz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn æz ɐ mˈɛsɪndʒɚ bˈɔɪ ænd bɪkˌeɪm pˈɛnfoʊldz fˈɜːst tʃˈiːf wˈaɪnmeɪkɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
He joined Penfolds in 1931 as a messenger boy and became Penfolds' first chief winemaker in 1948 at the age of 33, a position he held until 1975.