{"id":341,"date":"2016-03-15T14:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T01:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/okthemes.com\/villenoirdemo\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2023-08-04T20:13:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T08:13:55","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawsonsdryhills.co.nz\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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When you combine over 30 years\u2019 experience with an inquisitive spirit, the result is a perfect balance of knowledge and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two traits can be found in every bottle of Lawson\u2019s Dry Hills wine<\/a> \u2013 wonderful, top quality fruit from our carefully nurtured vineyards transformed into imminently drinkable wines using modern winemaking techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original company vineyard was planted in 1982 by Ross and Barbara Lawson, who launched the Lawson\u2019s Dry Hills label some ten years later, in 1992. Today, the company\u2019s wines include\u00a0Sauvignon Blanc<\/a>,\u00a0Riesling<\/a>,\u00a0Chardonnay<\/a>,\u00a0Pinot Gris<\/a>,\u00a0Pinot Noir<\/a>\u00a0and our famous\u00a0Gew\u00fcrztraminer<\/a>, all made from fruit grown in the Wairau, Waihopai, Omaka and\u00a0Awatere Valleys<\/a>. These different regions and carefully selected vineyard sites provide varying characteristics derived from the different soils and microclimates, giving many options when it comes to blending to that much-anticipated Lawson\u2019s style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dedicated bunch of people that make up our small team<\/a> at Lawson\u2019s Dry Hills are very \u2018hands on\u2019, living and breathing every part of the viticultural and winemaking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resulting wines offer an authentic expression of the place and the grape variety they are made from together with a certain special something that we believe can only come from passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would seem that the combination of elements that go into each of our wines is a winning formula. We have lost count of all our gold medals \u2013 the certificates cover the walls in our cellar door while the shelves are buckling with the weight of all our trophies \u2013 both local and overseas. But actually we\u2019re not ones to boast so that\u2019s enough of that. We\u2019d rather roll our sleeves up and get stuck in to making the best wines possible, after all, that\u2019s what we dream of, talk about and well, it\u2019s actually what we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do a lot of talking and tasting before pouring our shared inspiration into every bottle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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