Journal
Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 13
Finding the right words to describe a vintage is harder than it sounds. With the 2026 harvest now complete for most New Zealand vignerons, Steve has been reflecting on three...
Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 13
Finding the right words to describe a vintage is harder than it sounds. With the 2026 harvest now complete for most New Zealand vignerons, Steve has been reflecting on three...
A three-act screenplay
Three exceptional consecutive vintages is almost unprecedented in any wine region. For Steve Smith MW, finding the right language to describe this remarkable trilogy has required some creative thinking. The...
A three-act screenplay
Three exceptional consecutive vintages is almost unprecedented in any wine region. For Steve Smith MW, finding the right language to describe this remarkable trilogy has required some creative thinking. The...
Taking the back streets
Our CEO MJ Loza takes a detour from Duloc to wine…My eldest son recently turned twenty-three, and is still passionately devoted to Shrek. Not ironically. Not nostalgically. Properly devoted. He...
Taking the back streets
Our CEO MJ Loza takes a detour from Duloc to wine…My eldest son recently turned twenty-three, and is still passionately devoted to Shrek. Not ironically. Not nostalgically. Properly devoted. He...
A Harvest in pictures
We’ve been very lucky in 2026 to have photographer Richard Brimer take a road trip through the regions and capture the beauty of harvest and the people responsible for getting...
A Harvest in pictures
We’ve been very lucky in 2026 to have photographer Richard Brimer take a road trip through the regions and capture the beauty of harvest and the people responsible for getting...
Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 12
It’s the final weeks of summer here in New Zealand and while that brings some longing for the relaxing sunny afternoons at the beach we enjoyed over the Christmas break,...
Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 12
It’s the final weeks of summer here in New Zealand and while that brings some longing for the relaxing sunny afternoons at the beach we enjoyed over the Christmas break,...
Harvest Watch 2026
As we enter the final weeks of summer (sob!), the anticipation for harvest is at an all-time high at our three estates. Each vineyard has a story to tell of...
Harvest Watch 2026
As we enter the final weeks of summer (sob!), the anticipation for harvest is at an all-time high at our three estates. Each vineyard has a story to tell of...