Wine from the middle of Middle Earth

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It's that time of year again...

It's harvest time here in Martinborough! We are about 50% through picking. We've already picked all of our Pinot Gris, most of our Sauvignon Blanc, 35% of our Pinot Noir and are currently picking our Chardonnay. It's shaping up to be an amazing vintage and one of the best in the last decade!

Te Kairanga double sort all their top quality fruits. On the sorting table [left to right], we have Chief Winemaker John Kavanagh, Frank Schafer of Weingut Schafer in the Pfalz, Chris our Lead Cellar Hand and Ben Hancock, the one and only Kiwi vintage casual.

No pumps, all press loads and most tanks are filled using gravity

And this is my home for vintage...I'm the 'lab girl' but learning all about wine chemistry and so more than I ever expected. 

And meet the international vintage crew [left to right]... yours truly, Peter Miterko from Utah, Olga from Poland, Frank Schafer from Pfalz, Germany and Michele de Pace of Perusini in Friuli, Italy. And don't judge what they are all drinking. There is a famous saying...It takes a lot of beer to make good wine J