LAKE CHALICE

Lake Chalice are intimate inhabiters of their land, its climate and its seasons. Under the oversight of Head Winemaker, Chloe Gabrielsen, they draw upon Marlborough's singular regional diversity via their unique vineyard sites. Mainstay of the portfolio is the Falcon series with its signature flavours. Given the New Zealand falcon, the karearea, graces all of their bottles, it's no surprise that Lake Chalice are proud supporters of the Marlborough Falcon Conservation Trust. Thanks to introduced pests, persecution and electrocution by power lines, these magnificent birds are under threat and increasingly hard to spot. Lake Chalice work with the Trust on the Karearea Release Programme to repopulate the region. Their most recent innovation is the introduction of a hack box in their Eyrie vineyard (where the birds can shelter and be fed before being released into the wild) and insulated electrical transformers close to the vineyard to protect the birds. The hope is that by giving them time and safe shelter, the karearea will remain in the area upon release.

Chloe Gabrielsen

Raised in Turangi on the shores of the mighty Lake Taupo, Chloe moved to Marlborough to pursue a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology through Lincoln University, completing her first harvest at the Saint Clair Family Estate in 2006. Now more than ten vintages later, Chloe represents the wine making team at Lake Chalice Wines... that is when she’s not being a Mum to Asher, member of multiple sports teams, performing in Kapa Haka (Maori performing arts), destroying cross-fit records or cooking a mean kai (kiwi food).