How did we end up down under part 2

We started the application process for our alcohol license back in February thinking it would only take a couple of months, based on our in-depth research and conversations.  Turns out, that wasn’t quite the way things worked out.  Despite not owning a winery or planning to sell our wine through a physical tasting room, we…

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…

It all started back in college…

In our last video, we talked about how we’ve decided to export our wines into the USA and why that decision made sense from an environmental, financial, and long-term perspective. This video details the other factors that also went into our decision to make wine in 2022 vs. this year.  In short, we weren’t going…

Midwest native, Aotearoa NZ resident, stoat whisperer, and Responsible Hedonist’s mischief coordinator.

We went for another bushwalk to another beach less traveled. We found so much stuff, the next time we’re gonna bring a bag to carry it all in. This one is for Chris and Jeanelle!