Draytons family wines is one the most well known wine making family in the Hunter Valley if not in Australia. Draytons family is still family operated and owned to this day. Tragedy strikes before the start. A young Joeseph Drayton set sail for Australia in 1852 at the age 22 with his wife, 2 sons and new born daughter who joined him on the voyage down under. Joseph’s wife, son and new born daughter were placed into a quarantine camp upon arrival in Sydney where all 3 died shortly after arriving. A new beginning. Joseph and his surving son Frederick Drayton arrived in...