In 1989 the unlikely combination of two windsurfing mates restaurateur Chris Gambitsis and police detective Phil Binnie decided that enjoying wine was not enough and what they really wanted to do was grow grapes and make wine. In true kiwi fashion, they jumped in the deep end, and set about establishing the notoriously stony Falcon Vineyard. They named their fledgling operation Lake Chalice Wines, after the wilderness lake in the Richmond range bordering the north of the Wairau Plain, and adopted the stunning New Zealand Falcon (Karearea) as their emblem.

The falcon has become synonymous with Lake Chalice Wines, featuring on all their labels. The falcon is an awesome predator taking prey up to 6 times its own weight, fearlessly protecting its nest and young, capable of pulling 20gs in the turn, and upwards of 320 kph in the dive. Lake Chalice Wines is a key sponsor of the Wingspan Trust www.wingspan.co.nz preserving NZ’s birds of prey, and is active in the Falcons for Grapes project www.falconsforgrapes.org in Marlborough attempting to re introduce Falcons to the Wairau Valley.

Lake Chalice is respected for the consistently high quality of their wines including Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Merlot. Most is still sold in New Zealand with small volumes exported to the UK, Germany, USA, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Grapes are grown on their own three vineyards and complemented with fruit from several long established growers. Winemaking takes place at their joint venture winery South Pacific Cellars, a state of art facility adjacent to bottling and distribution operations.

Cellar Door:
Open during summer months 11am to 4pm weekdays.
Weekends and Winter open by appointment.
Shady and sheltered picnic area


Agents

NEW ZEALAND
Glengarry Hancocks
PO Box 47191, Ponsonby
Auckland
New Zealand
FreePhone: 0800 699 463 (only in New Zealand)
FreeFax: 0800 329 946 (only in New Zealand)
Ph: +64 9 308 8300
Fax: +64 9 308 8301
Email: sales@hancocks.co.nz

UNITED KINGDOM
McKinley Vintners
Peter McKinley
14 Kennington Rd
London SE1 7BL
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 20 7928 7300
Fax: +44 20 7928 4447
Email: info@mckinleyvintners.co.uk
Web: www.mckinleyvintners.co.uk

AUSTRALIA
Merlin Boutique Wines
John Merlino
PO Box 819, Newport
NSW 2106
Australia
Ph/Fax: +61 2 994 02240
Mobile: 041 044 3595 (only in Australia)
Email: merlinboutique@optusnet.com.au

Toote Fine Wines
Crow Hirst
c/- Insulation Supplies
330 Curtin Avenue WEST (no through road section),
Eagle Farm Queensland 4009
Australia
Ph +61 7 3268 7399
Fax: +61 7 3268 3526
Mobile: +61 421 475 095
Email : crow@toote.com.au

SINGAPORE
The Wine Route Pte Ltd
Kenny Wong
Blk 1A Pine Grove
No. 16-02 Singapore 590001
Email: enquiries@thewineroute.com.sg
Web: www.thewineroute.com.sg

CANADA (ONTARIO)
The Case for Wine
Terry Milne
Email: info@thecaseforwine.com

THE NETHERLANDS
Adventure Wine Trading
Ingrid Verheeke
4341 PJ Arnemuiden
The Netherlands
Email: info@adventurewinetrading.nl

HONG KONG
New Zealand Products (Hong Kong) Ltd
Room 1002 Easey Commercial Building
253-261 Hennessy Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
Contact John Flannery in New Zealand +64 9 5299570
Email: john@sea2sky.co.nz

GERMANY
Weinhandlung
Martin Apell
Zentgrafenstrasse 152
34130 Kassel
Germany
Ph: +49-561-3160717
Fax: +49-561-3160718
Email: mail@apell.de
Web: www.apell.de

IRELAND
Woodford Bourne NI
Peter Roycroft
79 Broomhill Road
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Ireland
Email: proycroft@woodfordbourne.com
Phone: +353 1 404 7369 (direct); +353 1 404 7300