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- ↑ Penfolds Grange Guide: Langtons
- ↑ "The Definitive Penfolds Grange Guide: Langtons" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- 1 2 Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker: Penfolds Wines
- 1 2 3 Peter and Gail Gago - South Australia's power couple: The Advertiser 21 June 2013
- ↑ "Past chief winemakers: Penfolds wines". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ Penfolds Winemaker Named Wine Enthusiast Winemaker of the Year: BusinessWire 24 January 2006
- ↑ Peter Gago Named as Winemakers' Winemaker in 2012: Masters of Wine 5 March 2012
- ↑ SA winemaker Peter Gago named world's best winemaker: The Advertiser 6 March 2012
