Talking Pinot Noir with Sarah Kate // Maude (Central Otago, NZ)

In 2005, legendary wine making couple Dan and Sarah Kate (SK) Dineen stepped away from their high-profile roles in the Hunter Valley to begin a quest to make the perfect pinot noir. Determined to source grapes where they naturally grow best, they joined forces with SK’s parents (the owners of Mount Maude vineyard in the Maungawera Valley, just outside Wanaka), to create wines from the top wine-growing regions in New Zealand. Bonus: they got to set up their custom-built winery in paradise – literally (Wanaka was the location for Paradise in the movie A Wrinkle in Time). The couple are dedicated to hands-on minimal intervention wine making (SK is no stranger to a plunging stick) and produce award-winning pinots of beautiful complexity, ripe fruit and supple tannins. We’re big fans of their regional blend pinot (Maude Pinot Noir, which is a great example of all that’s great about Central pinot. Hot tip: we’re also massive fans of the Maude riesling and chardonnay.

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