The team have been hard at work pulling together the winery line-up for the 2022 events. Here's your first look into who's coming along this year and you can catch them in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.
Astrolabe with their stunning array of Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Carrick for awesome organic Central Otago Pinot Noir, Church Road one of the most successful Hawke's Bay wineries and their stunning wines including the prestigious TOM Chardonnay and Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon. Cloudy Bay that helped put Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc on the world map and continue to keep the bar so exceptionally high!
Dancing Petrel for those in Northland who know their Pinot Gris and Cabernet Franc, Domaine Road with Pinot Noir from Bannockburn & Felton Rd plus rare Central Otago Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. Elephant Hill for their Syrah as dramatic as their stunning coastal location in Hawke's Bay, Escarpment one of NZ’s most renowned Pinot producers, Esses bringing stunning Methode Traditionelle from Kaikoura, a punchy selection from the doctors of Forrest in Marlborough, biodynamic Pinot Noir and organic Chardonnay & Riesling by Fromm, pioneer of the NZ wine scene Kevin Judd’s Greywacke.
The one and only John & Francesca Kirwan (OK that’s two) with JK Wines from Italy, Judge Rock from Alexandra bringing Pinot, Blanc de Noir and even Port, out of Waipara we have Lone Goat’s Pinot, Chardonnay and delightful desert wines, Longview with trademark White Diamond plus Malbec, Merlot and Gewurztraminer, Nautilus Estate from Marlborough with the first dedicated Pinot Noir production facility in the southern hemisphere plus celebrated Cuvee, Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay. No.1 Family Estate for their dedication to outstanding Methode Traditionelle.
Osawa Wines producing top class reds out of Hawke's Bay, Pisa Range from the Cromwell Basin with lauded Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling, Prophet's Rock from one of the legends of Central Otago supplying Pinot Noir, Gris & Riesling alongside their peers at Quartz Reef who also have their moreish Methode on show, Tony Bish for every Chardonnay lover at the event, and Wooing Tree with their trademark Pinot Noir and “Blondie” Blanc de Noir.
Is that all? No, of course not… stay tuned for the full line-up soon to be released.
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