World’s best Pinot Noir winner found passion by chance

Imagine arriving in a foreign country at the age of 13, unaccompanied, knowing no one and not being able to speak the language. This was Jing Song’s experience when she came from China to Christchurch 16 years ago. At her family’s advice and expectation, she became an accountant but no one guessed she would find her true passion in a Central Otago paddock.