Paul’s Winter Wine Travels, Lesson One Back in early March, it looked like we would have a slightly early and compressed harvest. So, when planning an overdue work journey, it seemed safe to take off towards the end of May. In a cool climate like Central Otago, that is a beginner’s mistake. The season cooled… The post Never plan travel ahead of time around vintage. appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

Wine Club Tasting Notes with Angie Atkinson April 2019 It’s a busy time in the vineyards and our brand new winery this month! We are extremely excited to have the winery in operation; we are so excited in fact that we wanted to share in this special time by doing something special for you. We… The post Wine Club Tasting Notes – April 19 appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

Hello from Summer in Central Otago! We have had a funny old season in the vineyard so far, it’s been warm so things are on track but lots of weather coming through the region. This has made life pretty nice for the vineyard in terms of water and growth has been great. From our perspective… The post January 2019 Wine Club Newsletter appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

Why, when you have paid money for a perfectly reputable bottle of wine, should you have to find another vessel and then empty out said bottle into a second container?! Welcome to the mystery world of decanting wine, a land full sales malarkey and other nonsense. The post Does Decanting Wine Really Make a Difference? Let’s Find Out. appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

All the way from Chambolle-Musigny (by Zoom of course!), winemaker François Millet joins Paul Pujol and together they take you through a flight of Cuvée Aux Antipodes Pinot Noir. The post A Burgundian in Bendigo appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

Between Summertime and the Silly Season, stocking up on wine and gifts can feel like quite the challenge. What is going to please everyone? What about the person who has everything? How do you know they’re going to like it? To make life a little easier for NZ winelovers, we’ve put together a cheat sheet… The post Prophet’s Rock Gift Giving Guide, 2020 appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

Bendigo, Central Otago With our vineyards painted the colours of Autumn, a tapestry of yellow, burnt orange, crimson and dusty brown leaves crunching underfoot, the last of the Home Vineyard grapes for the 2020 vintage were picked on the chilly morning of Sunday the 26th of April. What better time to tell you about this… The post Prophet’s Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017 appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

As New Zealand climbs down lockdown levels, it’s a great time to reflect on what has been an unusual harvest. I use the word ‘unusual’ because, although Covid-19 has thrown a few serious challenges our way, the harvest itself has given us universally exceptional grapes, one of the best seasons in terms of fruit quality… The post Harvest 2020 Video Diary appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

One of the first parcels we picked this vintage was the Chardonnay from Kopuwai Delta for our Cuvée Aux Antipodes collaboration with François Millet from Chambolle-Musigny. The season wasn’t easy for Chardonnay, we had frost events in the spring which led to small bunches and overall yield. Coming into verasion there was also very late… The post Vintage 2019 #1 : François’ Chardonnay appeared first on Prophet's Rock ..read more

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