2023年1月5日 · Many people dream of owning a vineyard, but for Felton Road owner Nigel Greening this is no vanity project. Anne Krebiehl MW meets the man behind one of Central Otago's most prized producers and discovers that his work in New Zealand has only just begun.

Felton Road proprietor Nigel Greening (right) and chief winemaker Blair Walter. Felton Road is the Real Review Winery of the Year New Zealand for 2024. Last year Felton Road was third, in 2022 fifth, in 2021 third, in 2020 fourth, in 2019 third, and in 2018 sixth. In seven years, its lowest ranking was sixth.

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NIGEL GREENING, FELTON ROAD WINES Nigels early career as a blues guitarist failed miserably and led to a substitute plan as a creative working in photography, film, and major events. He abandoned that after 25 years and fled to New Zealand where he hatched a plan to subsidize his costly Burgundy habit by swapping sides

2021年11月17日 · Nigel Greening, the proprietor of Felton Road Wines and a self-proclaimed “failed musician,” decided to try his hand at winemaking after discovering it was possible to create wine without generations of knowledge.

Thanks to these findings, proprietor Nigel Greening made the decision to purchase the land which would eventually be transformed into the defining vineyard sites for Felton Road. Releasing their first commercial vintage in 1997, Felton Road has since developed an impressive reputation both in and outside New Zealand over the last three decades ...

Having sold his company, Nigel Greening had decided to go and live in New Zealand for a year. Nigel was already aware of the early Central Otago Pinots and their potential. Settling in Wanaka, Nigel began his search for the right site, then recruiting help …

Jeni Port meets Nigel Greening, the ad man who turned Felton Road into one of the hottest wine properties in the cool climate area of Otago, New Zealand. It was Day One of a new beginning for Felton Road wines. The year was 2000.

Nigel Greening – terroirist, lateral-thinker and owner of rockstar Central Otago winery, Felton Road. Bob Campbell MW: It’s rather ironic that Felton Road was established in an ancient gold mining field because, in wine quality terms at least, you appear to have struck pay dirt.

The result of that year was the purchase of vineyard land at Cornish Point and then, a year after he returned to the UK, joining a very young wine estate in Bannockburn called Felton Road. Now 25 years on, he, with winemaker Blair Walter in partnership, directs a wine estate that has been in the World’s 50 Most Admired Wine Brands for 7 years ...