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About

 

 

 

 

Winemaker

Wine Consultant

Get the team together. Share ideas, boost morale, and learn about wine.

Get the team together. Share ideas, boost morale, and learn about wine.

visit the Tongue In Groove website, and view my latest vintages

visit the Tongue In Groove website, and view my latest vintages

Contact me with wine making OR wine consulting enquiries

Contact me with wine making OR wine consulting enquiries

 
 

My love and passion for wine...

My love and passion for wine developed from about the age of 16 and has resulted in more than 20 years working in the wine industry. My career started with my first vintage working for Danny Schuster at Omihi Hills and I went on to became a winemaker at Pegasus Bay Winery, Waipara, New Zealand. I worked there for 20 years from 1993 till 2012. During this time I also worked 11 vintages in many of the great wine producing regions of the world. To name but a few; the esteemed estates of Domaine George Roumier, Chambolle Musigny, Burgundy, Domaine Nicolas Potel, Nuits St George, Burgundy, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Primeaux Prissey, Burgundy, Chapel Down, West Sussex, England, Chehalem Winery, Oregon, USA and Villa Maria, Marlborough, NZ.

Whilst working at Pegasus Bay I fell in love with Pinot Noir and my focus became the production of high quality wines from this variety. I have many years experience making all the classic wine varietals, but Pinot Noir drives me like few other grape varieties. I have spent years experimenting with most varieties but especially Pinot Noir to try to make the best possible wine from the grapes of each growing season. In 2002, I lived and worked in Burgundy for 14 months to better understand how to make great Pinot Noir and the vineyards of Burgundy. I also travelled to most of the great wine producing regions to taste and talk to wine producers to gain a better understand of how to make great wine from many of the classic grape varietals. I have used my vast knowledge and experience to help me improve wine quality and make more refined examples of wine at Pegasus Bay, for especially the last 10 years.

In 2011 I became the winemaker/owner of a small brand called Tongue in Groove. For the first 4 vintages I made Riesling and Pinot Noir and in 2015 I have made Chardonnay and an Orange wine. This is a small label making high end wines typically from single vineyards in Waipara. I have also set up my own consulting business; Lynnette Hudson Wine Consulting Ltd. This has lead me to make Syrah in Hawkes Bay for some French investors and to do consulting work for a small vineyard in Crimea, Russia.