Journal - From the Vineyard & Cellar

James Suckling visiting Hans Herzog

James Suckling Reviews - 2022

We had the absolute pleasure of meeting James Suckling and showing him the behind the scenes of Hans wine world. We were blown away by his reviews ...
Estate Life
The Wines of the Franks...

The Wines of the Franks...

The wines of the Franks and the birth of Blaufränkisch in New Zealand. The release of Blaufränkisch completes the legendary Austrian family in ou...
Experimenting with new varieties...

Experimenting with new varieties...

Experimenting with new varieties comes at the cost of sacrificing existing ones. It’s that time again to prune the whole vineyard. All leaves have...
Vineyard
The Industry has spoken!

The Industry has spoken!

Photo courtesy of Cameron Douglas We officially launched our coveted Blaufränkisch this month. Having been New Zealand's first ever release of t...
Estate Life
Press Release - Release of 'Grandezza'

Press Release - Release of 'Grandezza'

Hans Herzog Estate releases New Zealand’s first ‘Super-Tuscan’ inspired Blend! ‘Tuscan inspired. Marlborough born’ Hans Herzog Estate, one of the ...
Cellar
Wine Talk - Under the Marlborough sun - 'Grandezza 2019'

Wine Talk - Under the Marlborough sun - 'Grandezza 2019'

Back in the Swiss nineties, we couldn’t get enough of the opulent super Tuscan’s which differed so much from the mostly mass-produced Chianti, a ...
Cellar
Vineyard Talk - Vintage 2022 drawing close...

Vineyard Talk - Vintage 2022 drawing close...

We caught up with Hans on his thoughts on Vintage 2022 so far... 'The spring brought a fair share of rain and enough sunny and warm days that not ...
Vineyard
Hans in winery bottling Grandezza

Winery - What's happening? Pre harvest, Grandezza and Vermentino

Priority is in the vineyard to finish all the tasks before the arduous work of netting. Then there will be a short respite letting the grapes ripe...
Cellar
A Chapter Closed: Our Restaurant Story

A Chapter Closed: Our Restaurant Story

Today, we focus entirely on our wines and private estate experiences. Blog from 2022: A few years back I wrote into our guest book: “This restaura...
Estate Life
Hans Herzog - New Releases

New Releases - Spring 2021

It is always a good time of year when Hans releases a new wine. They have come from their slumber from maturing in bottle. Each vintage you can ex...
Winery - What's happening? Spring 2021 update

Winery - What's happening? Spring 2021 update

Springs means priority is in the vineyard which is the most hectic and labour intense time of the year from budburst to fruit set, canopy manag...
Cellar
Vineyard Talk: Spring 2021 Update

Vineyard Talk: Spring 2021 Update

Spring - hard work to achieve our pure, complex and concentrated wines naturally. The consequence of our commitment to produce the healthiest...
Vineyard