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Amisfield is a well-known winery in the Pisa Mountain Ranges of Central Otago, New Zealand. It is run by an 'A-Team 'of passionate and experienced individuals that all have the common goal to make great wine. The Amisfield owners have given the team the flexibility to experiment and innovate and you can see it in their wines.

In this episode we are fortunate to chat to Sam Davies (Chief Winemaker) where he explains his wine journey, the sub-region of the Pisa Mountain Ranges, and takes us through a flight of Amisfield wines which included their 2022 Fume Sauvignon Blanc, 2023 Chardonnay, 2022 Pinot Noir, 2022 Breakneck Pinot Noir, and 2019 Reserve RKV Pinot Noir.

Thank you to Sam and the team including Andre Lategan (Vineyard Manager) and George Mackersy (Vineyard Operations Manager), for such a warm welcome and amazing tour of the vineyard and operations.

Browse and shop Amisfield wines at https://amisfield.co.nz

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Chapters:

Chapters:
0:00 Preview
0:40 Introduction
1:28 Most memorable wine
3:14 Last glass of wine
3:33 Favourite grape variety
4:17 Unique food and wine pairings
5:52  Biggest lesson learnt on your wine journey
7:33 What triggered your love for wine?
11:12 Favourite place to gain experience and why
13:32 What brought you to Amisfield?
17:10 2022 Fume Sauvignon Blanc, Amisfield, Central Otago, NZ
21:17 What is Sam Davies bringing to Amisfield?
24:01 Pisa Mountain Range sub-region
25:57 2023 Chardonnay, Amisfield, Central Otago, NZ
28:30 Style of Amisfiield Chardonnay
29:36 Future of Amisfield Chardonnay
34:05 2022 Pinot Noir, Amisfield, Central Otago
34:45 Amisfield Organic Practices
40:54 Amisfield site is a desert
42:36 Pinot Noir comes from multiple Amisfield blocks
44:39 Amisfield style of Pinot Noir
46:48 How does organics translate into the wine?
48:55 2022 Breakneck Pinot Noir, Amisfield, Central Otago
52:57 Innovation at Amisfield
56:48 Windmills in the vineyard
58:26 2019 Reserve RKV Pinot Noir, Amisfield, Central Otago
1:03:38 Key Messages
1:05:05 The Wined Up Conclusion

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