Awards and Accolades

OTAGO WINE OF THE YEAR - New York International Wine Competition 2016
☆☆☆☆☆ - Michael Cooper’s Wine Buyer’s Guide 2015
☆☆☆☆☆ - Sam Kim
GOLD - Texsom International Wine Awards USA, 2016
GOLD - 2016 Australian and New Zealand Boutique Wine Show
SILVER - IWSC London 2016
BRONZE - New Zealand International Wine Show 2015
BRONZE - Decanter Wine Awards 2016
BRONZE - Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2016
BEST WINE w/ WAGYU BEEF TEPPANYAKI - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit’s Competition 2016
☆☆☆☆ - Cuisine Magazine
☆☆☆☆ - Winestate Magazine

2012 Vintage: 95 Points - Jamie Goode, Wineanorak
"14% alcohol. Fine, fresh with subtle dried herb notes. The palate is precise and bright with superb balance and lovely silky red cherry and plum fruit."

From the Winery

· 4% whole bunch fermentation
· Grapes were cold soaked for 5 to 7 days
· Hand plunged 3 times a day at peak of fermentation.
· 100% French oak for 10 months, 30% new oak
· Malolactic fermentation in barrel
· Minimal filtering, bottled 3rd March 2014
· No fining

Wooing Tree is a family owned vineyard, situated in the heart of Central Otago next to the town of Cromwell and opposite the “Big Fruit Sculpture”. The location gives a perfect mix of sub-regional climates and optimum heat degree-days. The Wooing Tree, a local landmark, sits prominently in the middle of the vineyard. The tree has long been a popular place for locals to woo their lovers and if it could talk would have many a story to tell. It is fast becoming a the place for marriage proposals and weddings.