Hot on the heels of the arrival of the new Two Paddocks range to Curious Wines, we’re delighted to announce a visit from the Proprietor!

Sam Neill will be visiting us in Cork on Thursday the 8th November, and the Cornstore on the city’s Cornmarket Street will be the venue for a special lunch date with the Hollywood superstar.

There’ll be a Two Paddocks lunch special on the day along with your chance to try Sam’s wines and even meet the man himself. Sam will be there between 1.00pm and 3.00pm before we whisk him off for some sightseeing.

If you’d like to join us, you can book directly with the Cornstore on 021 4274777, or just come along on the day and take your chances you’ll get a seat!

There’s been a little bit more excitement than usual surrounding the latest new arrivals to the Curious portfolio. Last week we took receipt of our first shipment of Two Paddocks, a family-owned operation in Central Otago, New Zealand, with a rather well known proprietor.

The ‘Prop’, as he’s know around the winery, tells the story himself:

Two Paddocks is a small family wine producing business that is entirely dedicated to making great wine.
We started in 1993 with modest ambitions and first planted five acres of Pinot Noir at our original little vineyard at Gibbston, Central Otago in the deep south of New Zealand.
I wanted to produce a good Pinot Noir that would, at the very least, be enjoyed by my family and friends. Frankly, my friends will pretty much drink anything, so this didn’t seem too hard. To our great surprise, our first vintage in 1997 was much better than we hoped, in spite of a difficult growing season. 1998 was a more distinguished vintage, and in 1999 we were astounded to produce a Pinot that was, we thought, world class.
We hope and trust that you will enjoy Two Paddocks wine, as much as we enjoy making it. We certainly enjoy drinking it, which makes it a little scarcer than perhaps it might be otherwise. But good luck in finding Two Paddocks anyway!

- Sam Neill, Proprietor.

The Two Paddocks Picnic Pinot Noir and Two Paddocks Pinot Noir are now available from Curious Wines – we hope you find and enjoy.