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Five years after starting their journey towards BioGro certification, Central Otago winery Amisfield has been named Organic Winery of the Year in the NZ Organic Wine Awards.
Alex Craighead, who grows and makes natural wine under his two labels, Kindeli and Don, is guided by the question: How can my wine be made, and all of my actions, be done more sustainably?
Despite choosing a career in winemaking, David Foes never thought he would end up in Marlborough.
Thirteen years ago, German born Kathrin Jankowiec landed in New Zealand during a round-the world-trip and never left. She has climbed the ladder in the wine industry, and is now the production winemaker at Villa Maria in Marlborough.
Ostler’s first vineyard site is where the Waitaki Valley meets North Otago, formed by a 38-million-year-old seabed raised into a north facing limestone slope. The location was the raisin d'etre for their company and pioneering the Waitaki wine region.
Tiki is a Māori New Zealand wine company based in Waipara that cares for their vines under the guiding Māori principles of Kaitiakitanga: guardianship, protection and preservation of the earth.
