Nick Gill in the Vines explaining regenerative viticulture practices

On becoming regenerative, part one

If you are a Greystone newsletter subscriber or Purple Pages reader, you’ve probably heard a lot about regenerative viticultural practices and benefits. As one of New Zealand’s first wineries certified by Quorum Sense, Greystone has…

Mike Saunders with microphone overlooking vineyard

First pick of the bunch

Breakfast TV joined the team for the start of harvest—and North Canterbury certainly put on a show for the Christchurch crew! Mike welcomed reporter Isaac Gunson into the vineyard and, despite Mike’s nerves, he was…

Tough harvest incoming

Tough harvest incoming

We’re just a mere day or two away from kickstarting harvest. While it’s been a tough one this year as we prepare for another harvest amidst the pandemic, we’re proud of how our team has…

Winemakers standing beside Vineyard Ferment vat

Science unlocking Greystone’s secret ingredients

One of the world’s oldest forms of winemaking is going high tech, thanks to a Callaghan Innovation fellowship grant through Lincoln University.  The grant allows student Constanza Espinoza Iversen to study Greystone’s open-air winemaking, a…

A Vegan Degustation

A Vegan Degustation

More often than not, wine pairings involve meat or cheese, so when we were approached to host a vegan degustation with Grater Goods we were totally captivated. We love food and wine experiences that step…

2019: Harvest Review

2019: Harvest Review

We take our hat off again to our winemaker, Dom Maxwell, and viticulturist, Mike Saunders, for leading another incredible vintage. It was a fast and furious harvest, with most of the fruit picked by mid-April….

2018: One Of the Best Years to Date

2018: One Of the Best Years to Date

If you’ve been following the newsletters, or our social media, you’ll know that 2018 has been an incredibly special year for us. In January our Pinot Gris was named third best in the world and…