Central Otago

While studying for the blind tasting in the WSET diploma, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was always the banker for me. My mum drinks it most nights and it is a wine I can comfortably recognise inches away from the glass. I have a feeling more …

Grant Taylor was one of the first winemakers to come to Central Otago in the 90s. He was hired by one of the true pioneers of Central Otago, Alan Brady, to be winemaker at Gibbston Valley. At the same time, Grant consulted for some …

In wine, we often reduce things to numbers. Most articles on the Central Otago wine region in New Zealand will include, at some stage, ‘45th parallel south’ and ‘southernmost wine region in the world’. It is true that Central Otago is on the 45th …

Felton Road is one of the better known names in New Zealand wine. A true trailblazer as it was the first winery in Bannockburn, Felton Road helped put Bannockburn as a wine region on the map. It stormed onto the scene with its first …

Paul Pujol is one of the most respected winemakers of Central Otago and, as a seasoned producer of Pinot Noir and Alsace varieties around the world, it’s no surprise. His experience and talent in working with these varieties has made Prophet’s Rock one of …