Merrick Watts is a qualified wine specialist and comedian who is in New Zealand for the International Comedy Festival.

His show An Idiots Guide to Wine has toured wineries and arts festivals around Australia and is now in NZ for 4 shows across Auckland and Wellington.

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Warren Gibson, Chief Winemaker at Trinity Hill, has built a distinguished career crafting world-class wines in Hawke’s Bay and beyond. With extensive experience in both New Zealand and international winemaking, he shares insights into his journey, the evolution of Hawke’s Bay as a wine region, his Bilancia label and how his perspective has influenced his approach to making memorable wines.

www.trinityhill.com

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Originally from Brighton in the UK, Josh at first hadn't considered working in wine, now the new winemaker at Huia, he brings a wealth of experience from both New Zealand and overseas. Josh shares insights into his journey in the industry, what drew him to Huia, and how his time working overseas has shaped his approach to crafting expressive Marlborough wines.

www.huiavineyards.com

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This is the 4th episode of our 2024 Harvest series, where we dive into the insights and expectations of winemakers across New Zealand as they look into this year's vintage.

This leg of our journey is in Waipara, North Canterbury speaking with three leading wineries:

Pegasus Bay Winery - Paul Donaldson

www.pegasusbay.com

Frank Manifold - Mount Brown Estates

www.mountbrown.co.nz

Willie Trew - The Boneline

www.theboneline.co.nz

Time to squirrel some 2024's away!

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This is the 3rd episode of our 2024 Harvest series, where we dive into the insights and expectations of winemakers across New Zealand as they look into this year's vintage.

This leg of our journey is in Martinborough, speaking with three leading wineries:

On Giants Shoulders - Wilco Lam

www.ongiantsshoulders.co.nz

The Elder Pinot - Nigel Elder

www.theelderpinot.com

Escarpment Winery - Tim Bourne

www.escarpment.co.nz

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This is the 2nd episode of our 2024 Harvest series, where we dive into the insights and expectations of winemakers across New Zealand as they look into this year's vintage.

The 2nd leg of our journey is in Otago, speaking with four talented winemakers from:

Misha's Vineyard - Olly Masters

www.mishasvineyard.com

Te Kano Estate - Dave Sutton

www.tekanoestate.com

Valli Wine - Jen Parr

www.valliwine.com

Prophet's Rock - Paul Pujol

www.prophetsrock.co.nz

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Welcome to the first episode of our 2024 series, where we dive into the insights and expectations of winemakers across New Zealand as they look into this year's vintage. We begin our journey in the heart of Marlborough, speaking with four talented winemakers from:

Huia Vineyards - Josh Lee

www.huiavineyards.com

te Pā Wines - Sam Bennett

www.tepawines.com

Framingham Wines - Stef Suarez

www.framingham.co.nz

Hans Herzog Estate - Hans and Therese Herzog

www.herzog.co.nz

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Anna & Jason Flowerday have owned and run Te Whare Ra since 2003 taking it to new heights and winning many awards for their wines and their efforts in organic farming. With both of them hailing from multi-generational wine backgrounds Anna is from McLaren Vale in South Australia.

www.twrwines.co.nz

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