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New Zealand Winegrowers Fellows 2023

From humble beginnings to shining bright on the international wine stage, the 2023 NZW Fellows are a group of highly respected and influential individuals whose decades of dedication to the New Zealand wine industry have helped to shape it into the success story it is today.

Dr David Jordan: Growing science in the field

Dr David Jordan has spent his career taking science into New Zealand vineyards, while heeding the knowledge and experience of those in the field.
Neal and Judy Ibbotson: From swine to vine

When Judy and Neal Ibbotson met in the late 1960s, he was a farm adviser, she was a dental nurse, and they were each dating the other’s flatmate. “We swapped partners,” explains Neal. “It was the best thing we ever did.”
Peter Holley: Man on a mission

Nearly 30 years after he joined Mission Estate, Peter Holley says every single day has been exciting. “It’s all been wet concrete, vibrancy, developing offshore markets, and working alongside the most extraordinary people.”
Mal McLennan: Aiming high in the Maimai

Mal McLennan grew up in an industry steeped in generational succession, where politics was governed by an old guard. So it was a “great big” culture change when he planted Sauvignon Blanc in Hawke’s Bay in 1994.