Michael is a hands-on wine man, whether out in the vineyard pruning vines, working a little alchemy in the winery or pulling up a chair to talk to customers. Being a wine grower, producer and marketer, with more than 30 years in the industry he enjoys the challenge and loves what he does. He has always considered his job as his hobby.

Over the past 12 years the Kelly family have developed a Caves Road, Margaret River vineyard and olive grove, and has now decided it is time to release their own label, Della Fay. Named in honour of the matriarch of the Kelly family, the range of wines includes Italian varietals nebbiolo and vermentino in addition to traditional varietals cabernet sauvignon, merlot and chardonnay. Shiraz fruit sourced from the Geographe region is part of the selection too.