Clare Valley winemaker Peter Barry in court over alleged assault

A PROMINENT member of one of the state’s most decorated winemaking families has faced court charged with assaulting another man. Winemaker Peter Barry, of Clare, was charged by police after an incident at North Adelaide on June 30, in which he allegedly assaulted John Litchfield. Barry is the managing director of acclaimed Clare Valley winery Jim Barry Wines, which was established by his father in the late 1950s.