LONGBUSH WINES ~ GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND

Longbush Wines is a family owned and operated winemaking company located in Gisborne, New Zealand. Owner John Thorpe has been winemaking for 32 years and still finds the annual harvest exciting and challenging, "there are always new developments in the business, different weather patterns effecting harvest and new markets to explore".

"With high, hot sunshine hours, fertile clay loam soils and some of the most acclaimed winemakers in the country, Gisborne is famous for producing exceptional Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Pinot Gris, Merlot and Malbec". Gisborne Wine Growers