Her and partner Tom Davidson live on a 1.6 hectare block in Robe, on the edge of the Southern Ocean in South Australia, so naturally they spend a bit of time at the beach too.

A weathered, multi-coloured stage adorns the hill in their front paddock where chooks scratch through crunchy grass and veggies grow in abundance.

The pair hold a festival every year among friends; their plot of land acts as an environmental expression of their eclectic and humble way of life.

Hanging Mexican paraphernalia shades a surfboard graveyard made up of broken surfboards, which dot the garden like a picket fence.

At 30 years old, Ms Baker has always had a fascination with the earth and its essential makeup.

"I was always a kind of outdoorsy gal, very practical and really, really related and connected to the earth," she said.

"I thought that connection was geology because I was really fascinated and interested in how the earth worked — but the reality of actually working in that industry was less than my expectation."

The charm of composition: From rocks to grapes

After studying a graduate diploma of oenology and viticulture, Ms Baker discovered the charm of winemaking.

"Winemaking has so much more to offer in that it's very scientific. There's the connection to the earth and where the grapes are grown and climate," she said.

"Then there's the creative side, the cooking."

Ms Baker said her job working at a local winery as an assistant winemaker offered great professional stimulus and a solid learning curve.

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