It’s been awhile…

We talk about gatekeepers and the challenges and barriers getting into the wine industry as a winery/supplier, but let’s get specific.

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…

Some of you may have seen this series we did on Instagram.   We scratched the surface there but we want to thank each and every one of our Patrons and do a live “What is Wine?!” with you all. That way you can get all your burning wine questions answered. We’ll be putting up…

Frank and I went for a walk today and did a tidy of the beach. It’s not well travelled and we got a fair bit of trash while we were out there. This is for Holly and Janna!

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…

Whoohoo!! We’ve hit another milestone and inked a contract with winery in Hawke’s Bay. That way the fruit won’t have to travel far, which is better for the grapes, better for the yeast, and better for the planet.  The winemaking facility has everything we could ever want from a winemaking perspective, an on-site lab, and…