NZ Wine Podcast - New Zealand Wine Stories

Lucie studied and worked in her home country France before meeting her husband Brook and moving to New Zealand to help found Aurum Wines. O Naturel is the next venture for the couple and their family located just outside of Cromwell in the Central Otago. www.onaturel.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Kōparepare is produced and bottled by Whitehaven, and for every bottle sold a donation is made to LegaSea, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s marine environment. www.whitehaven.co.nz/collections/koparepare www.legasea.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Tim Bourne is the Senior Winemaker at Escarpment Winery in Martinborough. From his first vintage in Marlborough to short stints in Central Otago and Waipara, along with a vintage in Western Australia, this led Tim to eventually taking up the opportunity to work with Larry McKenna. www.escarpment.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Widely regarded as the Prince of Pinot Noir in New Zealand, Larry has been in the wine industry for over 40 years which includes founding Escarpment Winery in Martinborough. www.eskvalleywines.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Caro first arrived in New Zealand from Germany to complete a thesis on NZ Wine and went on to work in the wine industry with boutique and larger wineries both here in NZ and overseas. Eventually co-founding Sip NZ who were instrumental in establishing NZ Rose Day. You can find Caro now at www.caroha.com www.nzwine.com/en/media/story/nz-rose-day www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Gordon was appointed as Esk Valley winemaker in 1993 however his life in NZ wine commenced even earlier in Auckland wineries. Gordon loves what he does and feels privileged to have had the experiences in his life so far. www.eskvalleywines.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

In this episode we speak with Sally Duncan, Laithwaites' Wine NZ Country Manager and Chairperson of the Hawke's Bay Winegrowers Association. www.laithwaites.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Lawrence is the Founder and Host of the Interpreting Wine podcast and helps wine brands connect with their dream customers more effectively and efficiently and in doing so has produced over 470 podcasts. www.interpretingwine.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Lauren won the inaugural New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year competition in 2015 while working as Chief Winemaker at Ash Ridge and is now producing Swift Wines with her husband Henry. We speak with Lauren about her journey so far and what's coming up for her. This episode was recorded May 13, 2022. www.swiftwines.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Candice has a strong passion for fine food and wine with two decades of fine dining expertise. Having founded Candice Wine Chat and studying wine in New Zealand Candice is now also running Raymond Chan Wine Reviews. www.raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Pete Turner has spent most of his winemaking career in the Auckland region and at the time of recording was the winemaker at The Hunting Lodge in Waimauku northwest of Auckland. Note this episode was recorded in November 2020 www.thehuntinglodge.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

New Zealand winemaker Emma Lowe & Chilean vineyard manager Marcelo Nunez travelled from Chile to the foothills of the Kaweka Ranges to establish their vineyard and winery on the banks of the Ngaruroro River in Crownthorpe, a cooler, higher altitude district of the Hawke's Bay. Note this episode was recorded in Nov 2020 www.monowai.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Michael Brajkovich, New Zealand’s first Master of Wine (MW), is a member of the Institute of Masters of Wine in London as well as a respected wine judge in both New Zealand and Australia. Following in the footsteps of grandfather Mick and father Maté, the Brajkovich family and Kumeu River Wines is a story that parallels the New Zealand wine industry. As a winemaker, Michael aims to be recognised as producing world class Chardonnay. www.kumeuriver.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

The Donaldson family have been immersed in the wine industry since the early 1970s and were pioneers of grape growing and wine making in Waipara, North Canterbury. Youngest son Paul shares how it was growing up in the wine business to now being an active member of the winery which remains in the family. (Recorded on Zoom - apologies for echo) www.pegasusbay.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Sunday March 21, 2021 will see the inaugural Ripe, Wine & Food Festival in Wanaka. The founder and organiser Nathan White tells us how it came about and who'll be there. Get tickets at www.ripewanaka.nz List of Wineries with the relevant NZ Wine podcast episode # for the ones we've spoken with previously Aitkens Folly, Akarua, Amisfield, Aurum episode #30, Black Peak, Burn Cottage episode #41, Cloudy Bay, Coal Pit, Dicey, Domain Thompson, Maude, Misha's episode #60, Maori Point, Mount Michael episode #34, Nanny Goat, Paddons Paddock, Quartz Reef, Valli episode #25 www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music

Claire spent her childhood in North Canterbury in the South Island, (Te Wai Pounamu) and after studying winemaking at Roseworthy in Adelaide, Australia she returned to Marlborough to embark on her winemaking career. After learning the craft of making bubbles at Champagne Taittinger, then coming home and working as a winemaker for one of New Zealand’s earliest wine brands, Corbans, Claire went onto to be the first winemaker at Lawson’s Dry Hills before taking the plunge into making her own wine with her husband Mike. The wine they named after a beautiful native New Zealand bird, The Huia. www.huiavineyards.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music This episode is brought to you with thanks to www.bizebu.com - Let's get your business started!

Winemakers from the Auckland region tell us how the year was leading up to the 2020 harvest and how the vintage is looking. Michael Brajkovich - Kumeu River Wines Pete Turner - The Hunting Lodge Winery James Rowan - Westbrook Winery Tyler Soljan - Soljans Estate Winery www.kumeuriver.co.nz www.thehuntinglodge.com www.westbrook.co.nz www.soljans.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music Thanks to www.bizebu.com Let's get your business started!

Winemakers from Marlborough tell us how the year was leading up to the 2020 harvest and how the vintage is looking. James Bowskill - Framingham Wines Hans & Therese Herzog - Hans Herzog Wines Claire Allan - Huia Vineyards www.framingham.co.nz www.herzog.co.nz www.huiavineyards.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music Thanks to www.bizebu.com Let's get your business started!

Winemakers from Waipara, North Canterbury tell us how the year was leading up to the 2020 harvest and how the vintage is looking. Paul Goodege - The Boneline Paul Donaldson - Pegasus Bay Frank Manifold - Mt Brown Estates www.theboneline.co.nz www.mountbrown.co.nz www.pegasusbay.com www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Here He Was’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music

Winemakers from Central Otago give us their insights into the 2020 harvest in what's shaping up to be an exciting vintage. Dave Sutton - Te Kano Estate Grant Taylor - Valli Wine Craig Gasson - Lamont Wines Phil Handford - Grasshopper Rock Malcolm Rees-Francis - Rockburn Wines www.tekanoestate.com www.valliwine.com www.lamontwines.co.nz www.grasshopperrock.co.nz www.rockburn.co.nz www.nzwinepodcast.com www.instagram.com/nzwinepodcast Music track featured on this podcast: ‘Kuaz’ – courtesy of Brent Page. Dog Squad Music