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The chilling story of how we make wine
We love heat in the vineyard. But in the winery… not so much.
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Time to give back to nature
It’s time to give back.
Running hard right to the finish line
We keep going at it hard until every grape is in the winery.
The great day of reckoning
With the last grapes of the 2021 harvest coming into the winery, comes the day of reckoning.
November rain, March gain
Rain back in November 2020 is paying huge dividends in our Hawke’s Bay vineyards nearly four months later.
Rising to the Covid challenge
Challenges are nothing new to us – we’re always contending with the weather, and that can be a fickle beast!
Getting ready for the rush
Grapes are like honoured guests in the winery.
Come rain and shine . . . in the right places
Winegrowers can be a finicky lot.
Hawke’s Bay vineyards humming along beautifully
Good leaf cover up top and moisture in the soil below is setting up our Hawke’s Bay vineyards for a great run-up to the 2021 harvest.
The new underground movement at Babich
We’re going underground with the slogan: “Water to the roots!”
It’s holiday season … time to work!
For most of us, the festive season is a time to sit back, pour a glass of wine and enjoy a relaxed time with friends and family.
When doing less is more
Our winemakers are determined to do less and less work, especially on our organic wines.
Gentle vines, start your engines!
You can’t hear it, but all over our vineyards, engines are starting up.
Meet our wild winemaker, Barry
He’s a wild one, but we like his character.
Spring is the season for preparation
For everything there is a season. There was a season for stripping down the vineyard.
Making sure our vines don’t freeze their buds off
It’s spring, and on our vineyards, they’re preparing for the cold.
Recycling the vineyard itself
At Babich, we’re so sustainably minded that we even recycle our vineyards!
The time-traveller’s companion
Each wine captures something of the time of its making.
Water measures for greater sustainability in winery
It takes a lot of water to make a glass of wine. But that amount is already reducing in our Marlborough winery.
2020 harvest capped with first wine
The first wine produced from our 2020 vintage will be our Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
Planting for the good of the vines… and the land
When it comes to plants, we’re rather partial to Vitis vinifera.
Pruning our pruning process
The Kiwi spirit of number 8 wire is alive and well on our Marlborough vineyards.
Simply the best vintage
Simply the best. The Tina Turner song that has become the staple of weddings and team building days aptly describes the 2020 New Zealand grape harvest too.
Good winemaking makes organic winemaking easy
To preserve the distinct qualities of different wines, we keep them separate.
Harvest brings smiles behind face masks
The best harvest in ten years under probably the strangest conditions.
How harvest starts – with Irongate Chardonnay
Most every year, we start harvest with Irongate Chardonnay.
Great wine is the net result
As we approach harvest and the grapes go through veraison, they don’t only get attractive to us humans.
A drop for the thirsty
If you’re feeling a bit parched on a hot summer’s day, just imagine how thirsty the vines can get.
Getting set to make wine for at least another 100 years
After making wine for more than 100 years, like we have at Babich, you get a different perspective.

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