Vintage Stories Daniel Patrick Brennan

Holy heck, did this actually happen?? Yvonne is still wrapping her head around the fact that one of the world’s greatest wine celebrities was. In. Her. House! Oz Clarke OBE, globally revered wine expert, author, actor, singer, cyclist, steam train fan, TV presenter and NZ Wine Hall of Fame inductee for his four decade long advocacy for kiwi wines (Marlborough sauvignon blanc in particular) popped in to Chez Lorkin after a whirlwind day of wine tasting to sit at the kitchen table and wax fizzicle with us before we all hit the Taste Hastings Wine Festival. Such fun!

In this episode Daniel speaks with Craggy Range Winemaker, Juilan Grounds, Ata Rangi Vineyard Worker Huia Tibble and Palliser Chief Viticulturist and Winemaker, Guy McMaster.

These are some diverse conversations culminating a four part mini series on the Wairarapa Region, a North Island Region that includes the appellations of Martinborough and TeMuna.

Nathan Maynard was born and bred in Martinborough. He has a career in hospitality and involvement with NZ wine for over 20 years. He is now working on projects to involved the greater Wairarapa wine community with the new Hau Ariki Marae in Martinborough.

Larry McKenna has some deep roots both in New Zealand wine and the Wairarapa. He was part of establishing Martinborough as one of NZ's premium wine regions in the early 1980s while at Martinborough Vineyards. In the late 90s he was part of the development of the new appellation , Te Muna Road while starting his own operation at Escarpment.

Daniel chats with winemakers Ben Trinick and Jannine Rickards about their upbringing, heritage, and what it means to be living and working in the Wairarapa.
Ben is the Assistant Winemaker at Ata Rangi and Jannine is the winemaker at Urlar Vineyards and producers her own wines under 'The Huntress' label.

These interviews were recorded in early August 2020.

This podcast series is co produced with the Pinot Noir New Zealand 2022 Conference and is being sponsored by Wine Searcher. Go to www.winesearcher.com and download the app today!

Daniel introduces the new series, starting in the Wairararapa Wine Region and discusses the concepts of Tūrangawaewae, Kaitiakitanga, and Whanaungatanga with Ata Rangi Winemaker and Pinot Noir NZ 2022 Board Member, Helen Masters. This was recorded back in February of 2021 before the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns. Since that time the conference has been postponed until 2022.

This episode was sponsored by Wine Searcher. Go To www.winesearcher.com and download the app