van Asch Wines
Back Rd, Gibbston Valley
(PO Box 488, Queenstown)
Ph: 027-432 3203 or 027-622 8925,
fax: 03-442 7121
Email: hvan@ajhackett.co.nz
or grapetoucher@xtra.co.nz
Managing director: Henry van Asch
Winemaker: Grant Taylor
Wine sales: New tasting room/cellar door from May 2005 (see below); mail order, retail
Price range: From $20
Winery tastings: An old farm villa relocated at the Kawarau Bridge bungy includes a tasting room, restaurant and a corporate tasting facility; open 7 days from May 2005
Winery restaurant: Open 7 days for lunch from May 2005 (see above)
Henry van Asch was co-founder, with AJ Hackett, of the world-famous AJ Hackett bungy company. Now the sole owner of the company (AJ having concentrated on overseas activities), Henry has diversified into the wine industry.
Van Asch Wines owns a 2.3-hectare vineyard in the Gibbston Valley, with a further 10 hectares in the Bendigo area; it also buys in grapes from other growers. A tasting room and restaurant are to be opened near the popular Kawarau Bridge bungy, one of Central Otago’s busiest tourism operations, in May 2005.
Grant Taylor (of Gibbston Valley) has been retained as a consultant but the van Asch wines are made at Olssens. The company’s production target is 15,000 cases annually, which may include some wines made with Marlborough grapes.
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