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Rippon Vineyard & Winery Ltd
Rippon’s vines are planted in two main zones of differing soil types, both inherent to the way each wine tastes and feels. These two soil types are both borne of decomposing schist rock, but have arrived on the site by different means and at different times. A thin layer (5-15cms) of wind blown loess covers the property.

The Lakeside: A relatively new ejection cone of gravel debris from “waterfall creek”, the stream that cascades down Mt Roy, the 1800 metre peak beside us. This has formed many complex layers of Schist gravels of varying grades (coarseness).

The Hillside: Terminal Moraine deposits of the last glacial advance. Fine deposits of glacial meal are mixed with more coarse material and large blocks of schist rock to form a 50 metre high slope.

Expression: With it’s high content of Silica, Quartz and Mica, Rippon’s schist based soils produce, as the texture of the rock itself would suggest, wines which are luminous, layered and complex; Lift rather than weight, fruit rather than fungus, precision rather than opulence, finesse rather than fullness.

For more information on the Rippon's microclimate, the wines and how we work see the website as detailed below.
Contact
Phone: +64 3 4438084
Fax: +64 3 4438034
Postal
Address
:
PO Box 175, Lake Wanaka 9192 New Zealand
Delivery
Address:
Mount Aspiring Road Lake Wanaka Central Otago New Zealand
Staff
Owner: Lois Mills
Manager: Nick Mills
Sales: Jo Mills
Marketing: Jo Mills
Winemaker: Nick Mills
Assistant Winemaker: Brett Reddington
Viticulturist: Nick Mills
Producer Details
Vineyards: 15
Winery Tours: No
Newsletter: No
Wineclub: No
Sales
Cellar Door: Yes
Internet: Yes
Direct Mail: Yes
Via Retailers: Yes
Wines from this Producer
Rippon Bottle Fermented Emma Rippon | 1994
Rippon Chardonnay | 1999
Rippon Gewürztraminer | 2001
Rippon Jeunesse Young Vines Pinot Noir | 2003
Rippon La Nina | 1999
Rippon Merlot Syrah | 2000 | 1999
Rippon Pinot Noir | 2003 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999
Rippon Riesling | 2003 | 2001
Rippon Sauvignon Blanc | 2004 | 2002 | 2001
Rippon Vineyard Gamay Rosé | 2001
Rippon Vineyard Hotere White | 2000
Rippon Vineyard Osteiner | 2000