Soil your undies: a simple soil test
Burying cotton underwear in the vineyard sounded mad, until we dug up one pair almost fully decomposed and the other ...
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And the stories and wines of Pyramid Valley, Smith & Sheth and Lowburn Ferry.
Our home for these stories, and where our wines can be found. Shared by the people who know them best.
Burgundy has an opposite. It may also have an equal.
Our ambitious benchmarking idea – Opposites Attract – has put our Pyramid Valley and Smith & Sheth Chardonnay to the ultimate test, tasted blind against some of Burgundy’s f...
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Limestone - Holy grail or charismatic illusion?
One soft, slowly dissolving rock is synonymous with great wine, and it is extremely rare in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ste...
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Technology, nature and the human hand
Shaker tables, gentle destemmers, gravity fed fermenters and concrete tulipes all shape a wine, yet none of them make...
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Beautiful utility in British Racing Green
MJ Loza finally bought the Streetdog, a New Zealand designed electric motorcycle in British Racing Green with a cream...
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Crafting icons: the symbols behind Pyramid Valley's wine labels
The small alchemic symbols on every Pyramid Valley label are far more than decoration, each one distilling place, che...
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Almost an island. Almost a weed.
CEO MJ Loza has a favourite word, peninsula, and a favourite plant, the dandelion, and both lead somewhere unexpected...
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From farm to label – blending nature, spirit and legacy
Creating the Colours Collection label was less a design project than an exploration of what Pyramid Valley stands for...
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Kaitiakitanga – Kiwi stories and case studies
At Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025, Steve Smith MW asked the room a pointed question, how can we be content with sustaina...
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Destiny
It seems our foundation vineyard for Pyramid Valley was always destined to be a great site for genuinely cool climate...
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Kererū Road Chardonnay: Inspired by the great wines of the Mâconnais
Pyramid Valley has returned to Hawke's Bay, this time for Chardonnay, with a parcel at Linda and Ian Quinn's Two Terr...
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Introducing the 2024 Pyramid Valley Botanicals Collection
The 2024 season brought its surprises, but the personalities of these five special parcels remain unmistakable.
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A new era for Smith & Sheth
After a decade of fine tuning our most distinguished vineyards, the 2024 vintage brings five single vineyard Hawke's ...
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What we're drinking now
A few bottles we can’t stop talking about – each one with a story about the land, the season and the people behind it.
Staff picks
Our team are loving the latest release of the 2024 Pyramid Valley Botanicals Collection.
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Birthday celebrations, dinner with friends, or you’ve made it to Friday – we’ve got a wine for you.
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Wine Club picks
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Wines worth your attention.
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2023 Méthode Blanc de Noir
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2024 Heretaunga Cabernet Franc
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2024 Heretaunga Chardonnay
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