News

Mt Difficulty in Antarctica

30 Sep 2002 - posted by Anonymous

Mt Difficulty wines have found favour with those wintering over in the deep South!

Pinot Noir Celebration 2003

11 Sep 2002 - posted by Anonymous

Queenstown will once again host the Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration in 2003

2002 Vintage Entertainment

25 Apr 2002 - posted by Anonymous

Roger, our Assistant Winemaker has managed to find some humour in the winery even after working umpteen days on end. A small rendition sung into the pump remote was music to all our ears!!!?????

The Cellar Door

28 May 2001 - posted by Anonymous

With the completion of the new winery, we now have a Cellar Door facility. It is wonderful to have an area where visitors to Central Otago can taste our wines and where we can meet our clientele.

Harvest started on April 6th with twelve tonnes of Sauvignon Blanc and finished on May 15th with the last of the Pinot Gris.The dry warm weather of summer continued right until the beginning of May, allowing the grapes to gain ultimate ripeness and balanc

Harvest 2001

25 May 2001 - posted by Anonymous

The warm dry autumn resulted in prolonged heat retention, giving exceptional flavour concentration- possibly the best season yet.The dryness has meant a total lack of late fungal diseases, and this coupled with lower than usual bird and wasp numbers has c

Mt Difficulty Strikes Gold in First Vintage

29 Mar 2000 - posted by Anonymous

Mt Difficulty Wines struck gold with its first vintage in the Air New Zealand Wine Awards. Its 1998 Pinot Noir won a Gold Medal, with the 1998 Chardonnay scoring a Silver Medal.

Queenstown Mecca for first Pinot Noir Celebration

3 Jan 2000 - posted by Anonymous

Winemakers and wine enthusiasts from throughout New Zealand and overseas will converge on Queenstown in January next year to celebrate the mysteries and pleasures of Pinot Noir and Central Otago's emergence as a leading producer of this grape variety. Mt