GEORGES ROAD

Georges Road is our vision of a single vineyard Waipara terroir. It is a constantly evolving labour of love, dedication, and craft.We believe in winemaking with a natural touch, a guiding hand in the cellar, to be as hands off as possible. The best wines come from the best fruit, so the vineyard is vital. In the winery, balance is the key, the interplay between sweetness, acidity, oak and tannin, fruit and palate weight. We want our wines to be delicate, elegant, food friendly and, above all, enjoyable.

Kirk Bray

Georges Road Wines possesses a rare quality among today’s wineries of NZ — from grape to glass, Kirk is intimately involved in all aspects of production, completely connected to the final wine in the bottle.Kirk Bray, owner of Georges Road Wines, is a graduate (with Distinction) from Lincoln Universities Post Graduate Diploma course for Viticulture & Oenology.After soaking up vintage cellar experiences at wineries in Canterbury, Waipara, France, California and Germany, Kirk moved to Germany full time where he spent a further two years winemaking in the Pfalz. Returning to NZ in 2003, and inspired by the family-owned and quality-focused wineries of Europe, Kirk and his wife Alison bought 8 hectares of prime vineyard land in Waipara.The Georges Road vineyard was planted in 2004 with Syrah, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir, and a winery was added in 2015.