[3] He came back to Australia in 1980 and took up an assistant winemaker role at Brown Brothers until 1982 when he purchased land in the Beechworth region, planting the original vines to be used for his wines under the Giaconda label.
Giaconda produces wine from Chardonnay, Roussanne, Pinot noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon as well as a small amount from newly planted Nebbiolo grapes.
[18] In the 2003 vintage, Giaconda released only one wine under their main label, a Cabernet Sauvignon, due to smoke damage to the grapes from the 2003 Eastern Victorian alpine bushfires.
Kinzbrunner has continued to make wine under this name in subsequent vintages, as a second tier label with fruit from young vines.
[21][22] Giaconda has entered a joint venture with Chapoutier to collaborate on producing a Beechworth Shiraz from the Nantua vineyard called "Ergo Sum".