Carrick Wines

Winery stories are rarely straightforward. They twist and weave as the winery develops a character and persona all its own. And so it is with Carrick. Barbara and Steve Green planted a rabbit infested block of land on the shores of the yet to be filled Lake Dunstan in 1994. Their knowledge was academic, with some practical experience as enthusiastic consumers. They loved Pinot Noir and were impressed with the efforts of pioneers Alan Brady and...

Soils 

Bannockburn sits at the southern end of the Cromwell Basin which was formed as a result of glacial action over millions of years. The prevailing northerly winds have deposited a thick layer of this glacial loess over the shattered rock at Carrick. While our vines work hard in this environment we give them all the support we can with our microbes and our compost. We see the type of soils we have as a real benefit. Grape vines may stru...