Chard Farm

In August 1986, Rob set his eyes on Chard Farm for the first time.

After studying winemaking in Germany in the early 80’s, a chance encounter with a cousin who worked on an orchard called Chard Farm, near Queenstown piqued some interest in Central Otago.

I ventured down there and ended up running the farm as an orchard. Bottling Speargrass 3Harvest, first vintage 1987, Taramea Winery Sitting, overlooking the property one gorgeous, balmy Central Otago evening, I had an epiphany. I could see it all - the farm as a vineyard, laid out before me.

My father was quickly summoned, along with his chequebook! and the start of establishing the vineyard first began.