With two Masters of Wine in the team, two winemakers and three part-time oenologists, the guys at Vineyard Productions certainly have no shortage of talent on hand.
They specialise in forming partnerships with like-minded, usually small scale wine producers the world over to bring to life new ideas and innovative projects. Almost all of their projects take place in small cellars, with family winemakers who have long worked alone, often unaffected by the winemaking world around them. This opens up fascinating opportunities. It allows a Sauvignon producer in New Zealand to work with a white Grenache producer in Catalonia, Spain, a sparkling wine producer in England to share thoughts with a winemaker in India.
Projects often start with a barrel or two in the corner of the winery to try a new idea… to see what might happen and build from there. What we love about this approach is the way it brings people together to share ideas, collaborate and bring out the very best wine possible - something that speaks both of the people and the place from where it came.
Frankly it makes us come over all a bit emotional.