MISHA’S VINEYARD
Misha Wilkinson took a giant plunge with her first steps in the wine industry, opening Misha’s Vineyard with her husband. After working a high-stress…
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RICHARD PAINTER – TE AWA
With experience working across fourteen different vintages, Richard Painter is no newcomer to winemaking. Despite his years of experience in the wine industry, Painter…
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STEVE WHITE, STONYRIDGE VINEYARD
After almost four decades, Steve White’s vision for Stonyridge has come to fruition. “It has been 37 years since I walked on to this…
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ANDY ANDERSON, TAKAPOTO
Andy Anderson is fond of wine – very fond. “I am a complete pig when it comes to wine,” he said. “I love them…
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HÃHÃ WINE
After sharing his first case purchase with his mum back in the early 90s, Ashton Ireland was hooked on wine. “Although I am not…
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OSAWA WINES
Taizo Osawa left Tokyo in the early 2000s, with the intention of starting a vineyard and making his own wines. After exploring the USA…
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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 quite up her…
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MOUNT MICHAEL WINES
For 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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BRIAN BICKNELL – MAHI WINES
Brian Bicknell’s wine journey was written in the stars – apparently. After drinking his way around Europe in his 20s he became interested in…
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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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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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