William Hill
269 Dunstan Rd, RD 1, Alexandra
Ph: 03-448 8436, fax: 03-448 8434
Email: sales@williamhill.co.nz
www.williamhill.co.nz.
General manager: David Grant
Marketing/Sales: Suzanne Sinclair
Winemakers: David Grant
& Gerry Rowland
Viticulturist: Karen Snaddon
Wine sales: Cellar door, mail order,
trade
Price range: $18-$45
Winery tastings: Labour Weekend-Anzac Weekend Apr 10am-4pm
Winery tours: By appointment
Winery café: Shaky Bridge Café,
Graveyard Gully Rd; summer: 7 days
9am-4pm; dinner by arrangement;
ph: 03-448 5111
This family-owned winery can trace its origins back to the very beginnings of the Central Otago wine industry. Former teachers Bill (full name William Hill) and Gillian Grant planted their first vines in 1973, though it wasn’t until 1987 that their first commercial vintage appeared. Today the company is run by their son David, who shares the winemaking duties with American Gerry Rowland.
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer are produced at William Hill Wines, and most of the fruit is grown in the estate vineyard on sandy terraces east of the Clutha River between Alexandra and Clyde.
There’s a second two-hectare vineyard beside the Manuherikia River, where the the winery’s café is located. Fruit is also sourced from two other vineyards in the Alexandra area. The Shaky Bridge Café, housed in a restored miner’s cottage, is named after the old stone footbridge that leads there from the town.
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