15-Feb-2018
‘Fern Ridge’ is a Hawke’s Bay based virtual winery operated by four families with Ashton Ireland as the general manager. The company has the ‘Fern Ridge’ and ‘Haha’ brands with the winemaking overseen by industry veteran John Belsham, with Chris Harrison contracted to make the Hawke’s Bay wines. The main thrust of the ‘fern Ridge’ label is exports, especially the U.S. and Europe. The labelling with a fern leaf refers to and is well-recognised as a symbol for New Zealand. Here, I review the new 2017 Fern Ridge Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc. www.fernridgewines.co.nz
