The Greystone Almanac

  • Celebrating our 2020 Vineyard Ferment

    Our unique take on Pinot Noir captures our place, right in the heart of North Canterbury. If ever there was a wine that captured the heart of Greystone, this is it. The fruit for this…

  • 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…

  • 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

    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…

  • 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

    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…