BLACKENBROOK
Ever since first meeting at a wine tasting dinner in the Swiss Alps, Daniel and Ursula Schwarzenbach had the dream of planting their own…
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ERICA CRAWFORD, LOVEBLOCK WINES
Erica Crawford started out her working life as an aspirational young medical researcher but soon realised that studying medical journals wasn’t up her alley. “I…
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MOUNT MICHAEL WINES
or his second ever vintage, James McElrea headed to Chile. He hopped off the bus in the middle of nowhere, rocked up to the…
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ANDREW BROWN, WAIPARA HILLS
Andrew Brown, winemaker at Waipara Hills, has been amongst the land his entire life. Born in South Otago, his agricultural upbringing led him to…
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GREYWACKE
Winemaker Kevin Judd registered the name Greywacke in 1993 with the intention of one day using it on a wine label of his own….
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GOLDIE ESTATE
Heinrich Storm, winemaker at the pioneering Goldie Estate on Waiheke Island, first developed his interest in wine when studying hospitality management at AUT in the…
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AKITU
When city life became too much for Andrew Donaldson, he decided it was time to return to his Central Otago roots. Winemaking was calling,…
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BLACKENBROOK
Hotel Magazine spoke with Blackenbrook Vineyard, nestled into the hillside in Nelson, to discover the secret behind producing pure and elegant wines while reducing…
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TW WINES
Hotel Magazine spoke to Paul Tietjen, one half of the successful duo behind TW Wines in Gisborne’s very own ‘Côte d’Or’ region, to talk…
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