Loveblock

"From here you can almost see the end of the Earth; the peace lifts you above your troubles."

 

Perched high in the hills of the Awatere Valley, Loveblock feels a world away from the agricultural hustle & bustle below. Kim and Erica Crawford acquired this wild and untamed patch of land in 2004 and have turned their organic farm into a haven of biodiversity.

 

It is here they make a Sauvignon Blanc of constrained elegance and an emphasis on texture, as well as the world’s first wine with green tea extract replacing sulfites as a preservative.

 

Meanwhile in Central Otago, Kim and Erica farm five different clones of Pinot Noir on their 9-hectare Someone's Darling vineyard, planted on sand over schist close to Bendigo, in the warmer climes of this southernmost wine region.​