Left Field is part of the Te Awa Collection, a trio of entities fashioned by the able and experienced winemaking team of Richard Painter and Ant Mackenzie, its pulse emanating from the heart of Hawke's Bay's globally regarded Gimblett Gravels. While stablemates Te Awa and Kidnapper Cliffs are single estate varietals and blends made exclusively from Gimblett Gravels and Kidnapper vineyards respectively, the distinctively rebranded Left Field wines explore the possibilities beyond those boundaries, accessing fruit from a variety of locations.

The winemakers literally went to the left side of the vineyard in their search for inspiration, and while these are not edgy explorations of obscure varietals, they are nonetheless finely executed expressions made by expert winemakers, approachable, consumer-oriented and much more than a mere branding exercise. Painter and Mackenzie source their fruit from selected premium regional vineyards to craft wines that are sophisticated without being stand-offish.