Driving Down to Hawke’s Bay
Diana’s first trip down since the bb vines have started growing in earnest!
Diana’s first trip down since the bb vines have started growing in earnest!
Soooo many kiwi wines never make it out of Aotearoa and it’s heartbreaking that these stunning wines don’t make it stateside!
Sorry we’ve been a bit MIA lately. There’s been a lot going on in our personal and professional lives. But! We’ve been making good progress on the business as well and have TONS to update you on.
Diana went to check out our organic Syrah block in the Bridge Pa Triangle. The audio isn’t the best, but we’ll work on that for next time!
Most images of a winemaker sipping vino in front of a vineyard are beautiful, but not realistic. Most of the time, the vineyard they’re on is not theirs – and that’s *ok* Diana chats about what that photo symbolizes and why it’s unattainable for those first starting out and why she decided to press on…
Gatekeepers, capital expenses, and stubborn conventions of “what is a winemaker?” Digging into why the classic winemaker image of a man drinking wine in front of a vineyard is unrealistic, unattainable, and an image that needs to be modernized to fit what winemakers actually look like today. Diana’s pretty passionate about this and we will…