The Heart Behind BAIE

A note from Nadine

Wine Producer, Storyteller and Community Builder

Twenty years ago, BAIE began with a simple belief: that great wine has the power to bring people together. 
 

What started as a small wine business has become something much bigger than wine alone. Today, BAIE is a proudly female-led business built on connection, community, craftsmanship and the belief that life’s most meaningful moments happen around a shared table. 

Nadine Kuc never set out to build just another wine brand. From the beginning, her focus was on creating experiences that made people feel welcome, valued and part of something bigger than themselves. 

Over the past two decades, BAIE has evolved alongside Nadine’s own journey through business, family, leadership and personal growth. Through every season, the values have remained the same: authenticity, generosity, innovation, hospitality and genuine human connection. 

Those values have shaped everything BAIE has become. They can be found in the wines we produce, the experiences we create, the partnerships we choose and the community we continue to build — in our commitment to quality, our support of women, our willingness to challenge convention and our belief that hospitality is not simply service, but making people feel seen, cared for and remembered. 

As one of the few female-owned and run wine brands in the region, BAIE has always approached wine differently. We believe wine should feel inclusive rather than intimidating. We believe luxury should feel warm rather than exclusive. We believe memorable experiences are built on people, not prestige. 

Under Nadine’s leadership, BAIE has continued to evolve beyond traditional wine — from innovative projects such as LUME and Fix Her Crown, to collaborations that celebrate local makers, artists and communities. At its heart, however, the mission remains unchanged: to create products and experiences that help people gather more often, celebrate more intentionally and connect more deeply with the people around them. 

When you choose BAIE, you are supporting an independent Australian business built over twenty years with resilience, determination and care. You are supporting a female leader who has dedicated her career to creating opportunities, championing community and proving that business can be both commercially successful and deeply human. 

Most importantly, you become part of the story. Because BAIE has never been about what is in the glass alone. It has always been about the people gathered around it. 

Meet the Kuc Family.

Nadine Kuc

GENERAL MANAGER

Nadine began her working life as a Speech Pathologist, however relocation from WA to Melbourne saw a career change into Pharmaceutical Sales and meeting Simon. Whilst taking maternity leave after having their first son, Nadine began heading out on the road (sometimes with pram and baby in tow) to spread the BAIE Wines story to local restaurants and wine stores. 

Almost 15 years later she is still loving every minute of balancing farm and family life while working within the BAIE Wines business in overseeing the operations of BAIE including the BAIE Insider community, marketing, wine sales and pop up cellar doors.

Simon Kuc

VITICULTURALIST

Simon studied Agricultural Science at Melbourne University, after which he spent a number of years working in various government and corporate agricultural roles. His passion for family, farming and vineyards led him back to the Bellarine – where many of his childhood weekends were spent.

Simon now farms crops and cattle across the Bellarine, is the viticulturist at BAIE Park and runs the wine business with Nadine, whilst raising their young family. Needless to say, he’s a happy (but busy) man.

Peter Kuc

BAIE PARK OWNER / WEDDINGS

Peter has had a highly successful career as a GP in Melbourne for much of his life, but his connection to the country and farm life saw him purchase BAIE Park in Curlewis in 1980, where he would spend many weekends with Anne and their three children restoring the estate to it’s true glory. 

When the time for retirement from medicine came, Peter’s love of science and wine came to the forefront, which saw he and son Simon plant 20 acres of vines in 2000, and together they have ensured the excellence in viticultural practices that BAIE Wines is known for. Pete can usually be found amongst the vines, behind a camera lens, or hosting wedding’s with Anne to ensure that guests at BAIE Park enjoy every part of the exclusivity and beauty that they have strived to build.

Anne Kuc

BAIE PARK OWNER / WEDDINGS

Anne worked alongside Peter in their Melbourne medical practice whilst raising their three children. When it came time to relocate to the rural life they both so love, her hard work meant that the true beauty of BAIE Park was born. 

Anne has designed and worked on the stunning grounds at BAIE Park and spends much of her time now hosting brides and grooms to assist them in experiencing a perfect wedding day.