Rod Easthope
New Zealand
Iconic New Zealand winemaker - before you, he ran Craggy Range!
- Rod left his full-time post as Chief Winemaker at Craggy Range, New Zealand's most iconic winery, to set-up-shop alone and make an exclusive range of wines just for us, using the BEST grapes that Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Central Otago have to offer.
- Rod is an immense talent, whose wines are dripping in medals, rave journalist reviews and oodles of Parker Points - and he can now strike out on his own thanks to Angel funding and backing!
- This is a huge win because Rod is at the pinnacle of New Zealand winemaking. Your tastebuds are in for an incredible treat.
Mike Paterson
New Zealand
Marlborough expert, former winemaker from Jackson Estate
52,347 Ratings
8,322 Followers
- Mike used to be the Head Winemaker at one of New Zealand's finest, most prestigious Sauvignon Blanc wineries.
- He loved the job, but he also loved the idea of fulfilling his life-long dream of going it alone. Only problem was, the financial equation was "beyond scary" (as Mike put it!).
- That's where we (and our 100,000 Angels) stepped in. We've funded Mike to go it alone on one tiny, simple, lovely condition: he makes you some absolute stunners in the wine department. And from what we've tasted so far he's been true to his word...
Bill & Claudia Small
New Zealand
Marlborough-based husband and wife team with loads of talent
40,668 Ratings
8,801 Followers
- Award-winning winemakers challenged by Angels to make the best Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough.
- A fun loving husband and wife team who let nothing compromise their wines.
- Finally getting the opportunity to make their own wines because of Angel funding.
Ben Glover
New Zealand
Big time New Zealand winemaker going back to his roots with small batch winemaking
27,109 Ratings
5,648 Followers
- Ben is an award-winning winemaker who made truly yummy wines for some of New Zealand's biggest brands, but he really missed making small batches of artisan wine from his family vines.
- Angel funding lets him do just that, so we've got a couple small batches of Pinot Noir and Chard (the same varieties that earned him accolades at Wither Hills) and everything gets the royal treatment, every little detail attended to with care and love just short of giving each individual grape a first and last name
- Ben's a specialist at New Zealand Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - his wines are the golden standard for the entire country!
Nicky Parish
New Zealand
Father (viticulturist) and daughter (winemaker) team up to produce single vineyard estate wines from the Waipara in New Zealand
8,273 Ratings
1,882 Followers
- Meet Nicky and Peter... Nicky is the winemaker and Peter is the grower. They are father and daughter, and combined have 49 years experience in the wine industry.
- Making wine from the Waipara Valley, situated in North Canterbury on the South Island of NZ. Nicky's winemaking passions are crisp whites and Pinot Noir.
- For 10 years they grew grapes for the best producers in New Zealand (like Pegasus Bay), but 5 years ago they put their own name on the grapes when the vines hit their peak. Now Angels are helping Nicky and Peter continue their Dunnolly dream!
