John Thorpe is the owner, operator and wine maker for Longbush Wines. With over 25 years’ experience of making Wine in Gisborne, John brings a wealth of experience to this business and is very much the driving force to ensure Longbush Wines produce quality wines at competitive prices .
Longbush Wines have won numerous awards, past awards include Silver Medal Air New Zealand Award for Merlot (this wine was then selected for Air New Zealand pacific Class), Gold Medal from Bragatto Wine Awards for Gewurztraminer and Gold Medal from New Zealand International Wine show for Viognier.
