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Jean Bouteille!

Jean Bouteille!

Lou Dowling

While we’re on the topic of pseudonyms, here’s another one for ya. You’ve likely seen the Jean Bouteille wines floating around the shop, or across town in restaurants and bars,...

Jean Bouteille!

Lou Dowling

While we’re on the topic of pseudonyms, here’s another one for ya. You’ve likely seen the Jean Bouteille wines floating around the shop, or across town in restaurants and bars,...

Frederick Stevenson!

Frederick Stevenson!

Lou Dowling

There’s every chance you’re still under the impression Frederick Stevenson is a real guy – which is fair enough, but untrue all the same. The name is actually a pseudonym for the...

Frederick Stevenson!

Lou Dowling

There’s every chance you’re still under the impression Frederick Stevenson is a real guy – which is fair enough, but untrue all the same. The name is actually a pseudonym for the...

Michel Gahier!

Michel Gahier!

Lou Dowling

You’ve heard of Puffeney, yes? And Tissot, surely? The Jura has so many heroes it can be hard to keep up. But someone who’s always managed to fly on the...

Michel Gahier!

Lou Dowling

You’ve heard of Puffeney, yes? And Tissot, surely? The Jura has so many heroes it can be hard to keep up. But someone who’s always managed to fly on the...

Honky Chateau!

Honky Chateau!

Lou Dowling

New(ish) project alert! The recent uptick of importers, distributors and sommeliers dipping their toes into the winemaking pool has only led to good things. Fewer rules! Greater fun! Less fuss!...

Honky Chateau!

Lou Dowling

New(ish) project alert! The recent uptick of importers, distributors and sommeliers dipping their toes into the winemaking pool has only led to good things. Fewer rules! Greater fun! Less fuss!...

The Wine Farm!

The Wine Farm!

Lou Dowling

How good is a name like The Wine Farm? The sort of moniker that does what it says on the tin, evokes a sense of place but also sorta humbly undersells...

The Wine Farm!

Lou Dowling

How good is a name like The Wine Farm? The sort of moniker that does what it says on the tin, evokes a sense of place but also sorta humbly undersells...

Yayoi Wines!

Yayoi Wines!

Lou Dowling

It’s hard to think of a person better suited to winemaking than someone raised in Central Otago, who was introduced to wine at a young age, then moved over the...

Yayoi Wines!

Lou Dowling

It’s hard to think of a person better suited to winemaking than someone raised in Central Otago, who was introduced to wine at a young age, then moved over the...