Challenging conditions produce high quality wines

The world was almost denied the chance to drink Ohau Wines Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Initially in the early 2000s the group of Horowhenua property investors who owned the land alongside the Ohau River wanted to create lifestyle subdivisions, but when they consulted viticulturist Kate Gibbs for advice on fencing plants, she pointed them in a different direction. “I said, it’s too good for that, don’t cover it in houses.