Claire and Mike Allan planted their first vines in Marlborough back in 1994. They settled in the region in 1990 gaining valuable experience with wineries like Cloudy Bay, Vavasour, Corbans & Lawson’s Dry Hills. They had previously worked making wine for Taittinger and Veuve Clicquot. This old world experience in particular, gave them a great appreciation for the land & was the driving force behind their decision to go Organic. Their ethos for the land is not dissimilar to their winemaking phil
