YEAR FOUNDED2000
HEAD WINE MAKERJames Hillard
REGIONMarlborough, New Zealand
GET TO KNOW THE WINE MAKER
James started his studies in wine in the early 1990s at Charles Sturt University after being beguiled by a particularly good bottle of Penfold’s Kalimna Shiraz and thirst for knowledge about wine. He served his apprenticeship under John Cassegrain at Cassegrain Wines in the Hastings River region of NSW and established strong links with Az. Agricola Ricci Curbastro, making fine sparkling wines in the Franciacorta region of Italy.