Vineyard manager at Cromwell’s Domaine-Thomson Simon Gourley will represent Central Otago at the Bayer New Zealand Young Viticulturist of the Year 2019 competition at the Bragato conference in Hawke’s Bay next month. He and seven other viticulturalists competed in the selection competition at Otago Polytechnic’s Central Campus Bannockburn last Thursday and then during the awards evening at the Bannockburn Hotel.

Vendanges have started – Sunday Morning at Saint-Aubin
Vendanges have started on Sunday morning at our white Burgundy vineyard at Saint-Aubin! The parcel is in the Climat, le Travers de Chez Edouard, which is just behind the premier Cru Climat, Derrière Chez Edouard.