More about Diana’s Masters Research

Midwest native, Aotearoa NZ resident, super wine nerd, and Responsible Hedonist’s winemaker!

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…

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…

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

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…

Diana finished vintage this week, but was wonderfully exhausted by the experience 🥰😴🥰 Frank has been busy with work work and getting Diana ready for her next #winenerd challenge: WSET Level 3. So…..we haven’t posted an update in awhile. But! We have lots of info to share with you all and will do so next…