December 24th, 2010
'tis the season... We'll be closed from 25 December until 4 January 2011. Cellar Door open for tastings and sales from 5 January 2011.
We plan on having a wonderful time with our family and friends and we would like to wish each and everyone the same - have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year! From all of us here at Sandihurst - thanks for the past and ...
October 4th, 2010
Joshua posted this link on our facebook page and I thought it was hilarious. So many wines to choose from. So many things to consider. Can be quite complicated! However, we encountered a great 'culture' whilst in the USA - and that is "sampling". In the restaurants, customers could ask to sample wines that are available by the glass (and there are many!). The sommelier or wine waiter will happily bring 2, 3 or 4 samples and the customer can select ...
July 7th, 2010
Don't you just love the French? Nothing can stop them enjoying their favourite drink! Sandihurst wine lesson #1: Always have corkscrew. Lesson #2: Watch this video...
July 5th, 2010
A few pictures and a belated report back.
The day started real early and building a fire in the rain is quite depressing... However, the rain cleared up, the fire burnt nicely, the pots went onto the fire on schedule (sort of) and the people arrived en ...
July 2nd, 2010
Great article and debate on the pricing of wine if you click here. Raises quite a few questions and the answers aren't always that easy or clear. Ultimately, enjoying wine is a very personal, subjective and emotive issue. How to calculate the value of "I like this" versus "I like this a lot"? Unfortunately, too often it may be a case of "they like this therefore I ...
June 23rd, 2010
Just a quick reminder about our annual Rescue Helicopter fund raiser event this coming Sunday. Buy on-line from our website (click here) or call us. We won't have door sales on the day and booking your space is essential. Get a few friends together and come and support the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust (Westpac Rescue Helicopter). All proceeds of the event ...
June 17th, 2010
First turn on your sound. Talking about export and strategy and target markets, our son Sean commented: "You should go where Matt goes". So who the heck is Matt? He doesn't tell us, he shows us. And it is not "Who the heck is Matt"? It is "Where the hell is Matt?" Brilliant! Hope you enjoy too!
May 15th, 2010
You have to be mad (or mad about your job) to be plunging Pinot Noir very late on a Friday night. I've posted a few pictures on the Gallery pages (Winery and Vineyard album) showing mad people on a Friday night...
May 6th, 2010
We get asked so many times about the crystals that are found in wine that Celia has compiled a little one-page information piece which we use in various formats to tell people about this wonderful discovery which, if you're lucky, you'll find in the bottom of your glass or on the bottom of the cork. So for those that are interested, here is ...
April 21st, 2010
A much delayed report on my visit to South Africa – but better late than never. An incredible trip meeting great people and tasting fantastic wines. The idea was to meet and learn. Cobie and Bjorn came up with the idea that we do a comparative tasting with some local SA producers and things snowballed from there. The comparative tasting was done with the following wines ...
South African born, erudite and possessed of a love of life and rapier wit derived of a ponytail-wearing free spirit and somewhat chequered past, Hennie’s career path has been anything but average.
From rather alarming compulsory military service to the bewilderment of university, Hennie entered the Foreign Service anticipating lusty hedonistic thrills. Instead he received tour upon tour of feet-grounding hair-raising duty and a true appreciation of diplomacy in adversity. Hennie’s extraordinary life experiences and education more than adequately prepared him for his future ventures in the private sector. They also draw intrigue and the collective scrape of chairs at the raw hint of a damned good story.
Since discovering the fragile and whimpering bones of a dilapidated winery in 2005, Hennie and wife Celia have cultivated an award-winning success. The Sandihurst of today is recognised with gold medals from New Zealand and all over the world. For this, Hennie credits tenacity, sheer hard work, his wife’s utter brilliance and their shared devotion to a fine drop of wine. Challenge, Hennie insists, is integral to life.
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