New era for Dry River Wines
November 29, 2022
One of Martinborough's oldest wineries has a new lease of life now that Dry River Wines has been purchased by Charlie Zheng, a Wellington businessman who also owns Luna Estate and Parehua Resort. Zheng has appointed a new winemaker to Dry River Wines with Ben McNab taki...
New Dry River winemaker announced
October 25, 2022
One of New Zealand's most iconic wineries has announced a new head winemaker with Joel Watson adding Dry River to his business card, along with his existing role as winemaker at Luna Estate.
The two Martinborough wineries are now owned by Charlie Zheng, who purcha...
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