The Story
About the Winery
Located at the northern end of the Coal River Valley, Samantha Connew's original vineyard was planted in 2004. She took over the site in 2016 and expanded to 4 hectares soon after. Samantha, a born and bred South Islander from NZ, as worked at Wirra Wirra and Tower Hill (Hunter Valley) as well as various international wine making assignments.
She won the George Mackey Award for the Best Wine Exported from Australia in 2004 and was awarded International Red Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge, London in 2007.
Description
About the Winery
Located at the northern end of the Coal River Valley, Samantha Connew's original vineyard was planted in 2004. She took over the site in 2016 and expanded to 4 hectares soon after. Samantha, a born and bred South Islander from NZ, as worked at Wirra Wirra and Tower Hill (Hunter Valley) as well as various international wine making assignments.
She won the George Mackey Award for the Best Wine Exported from Australia in 2004 and was awarded International Red Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge, London in 2007.
