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Rockburn was the hobby of Richard Bunton which started in 1991. He planted a few hectares of vineyard in the the pretty rugged area of Central Otago. He first released his wines under the Hay’s Lake label in 1999 and Rockburn didn’t come into into existence until 2002. In 2005, through the guidance of Malcolm Francis the winemaker arrived from Felton Road, where he spent 4 years as assistant… read the rest of “Rockburn, Otago, New Zealand”

Woollaston are joint ventures by formed Phillip & Chan Woollaston and Glen & Renee Schaeffer formed 2000. They later opened their state-of-the-art winery in 2006 which fulfilled their shared dreams. The multi-level winery uses gravity to transfer the wine through its evolution from grape to bottle. This winery is as eco-friendly as possible, going as far as planting the roof with local tussock grass to help insulation and to… read the rest of “Woollaston Winery (Nelson, New Zealand)”

A recent article in Decanter magazine drew attention to the increasing sales of New Zealand wine in what has become a tough market here in the UK.

In the past 12 weeks sales of New Zealand wines have rocketed by 42% here in the UK (after growing 12% last year).

So, what can we put this down to?… read the rest of “New Zealand Remains a Firm Favourite With UK Wine Drinkers”