NZ Wine Podcast - New Zealand Wine Stories

NZ Wine Podcast - New Zealand Wine Stories

The place to hear great stories from New Zealand winemakers, vineyards owners and others in the industry. Hosted by Boris Lamont. Published by Podcasts NZ.

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February 25, 2023 31 mins

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.

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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

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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

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January 29, 2023 32 mins

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.

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December 27, 2022 26 mins

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

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December 22, 2022 43 mins

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

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September 26, 2022 34 mins

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

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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.

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April 17, 2022 32 mins

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

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April 3, 2022 28 mins

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

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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.

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March 19, 2021 21 mins

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)

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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...

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October 26, 2020 26 mins

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 Lawso...

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October 5, 2020 32 mins

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

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August 1, 2020 34 mins

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  

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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

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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

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Catherine stumbled on a tiny abandoned vineyard in the foothills of Mount Brown, in the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury.  Waist-high in weeds, it presented an irresistible challenge and has gone on to produce trophy winning wines.

www.mountbrown.co.nz
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Renaming the vineyard Domaine Rewa to honour her Granny, Philippa Fourbet took a leap of faith and purchased, sight unseen, the 5.5-hectare vineyard in 2010.

Episode Links:

https://www.domainerewa.com/

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