Sulphites in wine
Many wine drinkers assume that sulphites are the cause of wine headaches, but this is not the case.
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or ExitThis land is a bend on the Mata-Au (Clutha River) where Māori prospectors panned for gold in the 1860s.
We are two families devoted to this land and the wines it creates. We are winegrowers, but also scientists who study the soil, weather, plants, animals, and microbes that shape our wines.
While our understanding is based on science, our practices honour nature and tradition:
Sustainable hand-based viticulture, low yields, wild yeast fermentations, minimal sulphites, and natural winemaking.
Many wine drinkers assume that sulphites are the cause of wine headaches, but this is not the case.
Read moreMaori Point vines grow on soils formed during the interglacial period after retreat of the Lindis glacier, almost half a million years ago and we a...
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