Our Winery

Situated on the Orchard Block Vineyard a fruit packing house was converted to a state-of-the-art winery in time for the 2009 vintage. Grapes are hand harvested and hand sorted allowing for the gentle, slow receival of fruit. Mixing the modern with the traditional, you will find a high-tech membrane press along with traditional Burgundian puncheons, French cuves for primary fermentation, and French oak barriques for ageing.

‘A modern take on tradition’ sums up our winemaking philosophy as we strive to do what is best for each style to make the best wines we can. Our policy of picking grapes on ‘fruit’ days, in accordance with the biodynamic calendar, aids in making wines in rhythm with nature. Allowing natural yeasts the ability to do their thing, we use sulfur sparingly and bottle with minimal fining and filtration.

Embodying the old world philosophy of oak supporting fruit in wine we use a range of traditional oak vessels. For example, we use puncheons for our white wines and for some of our Central Otago Pinot Noir to express the floral characters of the fruit. Our wines are released when they are ready, or as the French say éleve, which means we allow the wines to mature.