Journal

Crafting icons
The symbols behind Pyramid Valley’s wine labelsIn the world of wine, label design – when carefully and thoughtfully crafted – can be the first invitation into a deeper story. At...
Crafting icons
The symbols behind Pyramid Valley’s wine labelsIn the world of wine, label design – when carefully and thoughtfully crafted – can be the first invitation into a deeper story. At...

Technology, nature and the human hand
Pyramid Valley Winemaker Huw Kinch shares how equipment like shaker tables, destemmers, and gravity-fed fermenters contribute to precision and consistency in the winery, and why the combination of human influence...
Technology, nature and the human hand
Pyramid Valley Winemaker Huw Kinch shares how equipment like shaker tables, destemmers, and gravity-fed fermenters contribute to precision and consistency in the winery, and why the combination of human influence...

Like seeing the Stones in ’62: The beauty and b...
Winemaker Grant Taylor reflects on two decades of working in New Zealand’s most marginal winegrowing region – and why Waitaki’s story is only beginning.“It’s like seeing the Rolling Stones at...
Like seeing the Stones in ’62: The beauty and b...
Winemaker Grant Taylor reflects on two decades of working in New Zealand’s most marginal winegrowing region – and why Waitaki’s story is only beginning.“It’s like seeing the Rolling Stones at...

Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 5
We have had an incredible month of welcoming visitors from all corners of the globe (a number of you who subscribe to this journal) following the thought-provoking Pinot Noir New...
Pleasure ▪ Culture ▪ Craft - Issue 5
We have had an incredible month of welcoming visitors from all corners of the globe (a number of you who subscribe to this journal) following the thought-provoking Pinot Noir New...

It's Chardonnay time - Harvest Diary
28 February, 2025 Normally that comes around any time after noon, could be any day of the week and is certainly something to look forward to. In this context,...
It's Chardonnay time - Harvest Diary
28 February, 2025 Normally that comes around any time after noon, could be any day of the week and is certainly something to look forward to. In this context,...

Wine is having an awkward time
Like all forms of alcohol right now, wine is having an awkward time, challenged by neo-prohibitionists, scientists and policy makers as being bad for you and not favoured by the...
Wine is having an awkward time
Like all forms of alcohol right now, wine is having an awkward time, challenged by neo-prohibitionists, scientists and policy makers as being bad for you and not favoured by the...