AMISFIELD

Amisfield was established in 1988 and is a Central Otago based specialist producer of Pinot Noir and aromatic white wines, grown and produced on their single vineyard estate, situated beneath the glacially sculpted Pisa mountain range. All 92ha of Amisfield’s vineyard is certified organic by BioGro New Zealand and viticulture is managed holistically with a focus on nurturing soils, vines and habitats – this, combined with a rugged inland location and an extreme semi-continental climate yields wines of remarkable purity, intensity and vibrancy.A state-of-the-art, purpose-built winery is the focal point of the vineyard and is designed to enable winemakers to craft wines with minimal intervention and as naturally as possible.

Sam Davies winemaking experiences span the old world and the new having worked in Australia, New Zealand and Portugal. His arrival at Amisfield marks a return home to New Zealand from South Australia’s Adelaide Hills where he spent five years as Winemaker for Shaw & Smith, Tolpuddle and The Other Wine Company. His Southern hemisphere winemaking career includes time at Fox Creek Wines, Seppelt, Villa Maria, Xanadu, Obsidian and Stonyridge. He has also made wine over a number of vintages in Portugal’s Alentejo and Douro Valley wine regions. Sam hails from Auckland and graduated from Lincoln University with a Bachelor of Viticulture & Oenology in 2008. He now lives in Wanaka with his family.