We are still here!
Sorry about our lack of info on the website over the last couple of months but as you can imagine we have been 'flat out' in the Cellar Door. Over Waitangi weekend Veraision has started to happen in the vineyard so we are on track for an Easter vintage for 2012 especially with the 35 degree days we have been having this week.
From the Vineyard
Here in the Northburn vineyard we enjoy watching the movement of the plants which are dictated to by the seasons; winter spring summer and autumn, which in turn are dictated by the rhythms of the earth.
Artist in Residence
Northburn has had an Artist in Residence for the past 8 weeks. John Herbison has created over 80 pieces of art including painting and sculptures during his time at Northburn and these pieces are on display at The Shed until 20th December so come out and have a look. To read more about John click here.
Best Innovative Wine Tourism Experience
Northburn was judged Best Innovative Wine Tourism Experience in the Best of Wine Tourism Awards for Great Wine Capitals Global Network for the Christchurch-South Island wine region. The award was for the wine and food match. "It is what we have been working for from the start," Jan said. "It shows that what we set out to do has achieved fabulous results for us. Being recognised like this shows we are doing something a little different and helping put Central Otago on the map." Global Wine Capitals awards chief judge Joanna Fountain said the standard of entries in the "coveted" awards had been extremely high this year, and Northburn Station was delivering an "exceptional" wine tourism experience.
New Vintage
2011 vintage has come and gone. The Pinot Noir was quietly sleeping in the cellar – but now the secondary (malolactic) fermentation has started slowly and gently as the cellar warms. Too early to give too much away on the final wine – but the fruit was beautiful and the fermentations text-book clean – so it all bodes well ...
Award winning photography
Hi everyone, check out this great photograph of Tom in the yards at Northburn. Local photographer Janyne Harman won a bronze medal in the National awards with this photograph. “I was at Northburn doing a commercial shoot for the CODC when we had about two minutes of beautiful golden light that lit up the scene and showed Central Otago at its absolute best but I had to be quick!” Congratulations to Janyne for this award.
Central Otago Tourism Award Winners
The Shed at Northburn Station was named the Tourism Award winner at the 2011 Central Otago Awards held on Friday 12 August 2011.
Northburn Station Central Otago Tourism Awards Finalist
Northburn has been announced as one of the finalists in the 2011 Central Otago Tourism Awards.
