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As Oraterra (‘golden earth’) suggests, we seek out the earth’s precious minerals.

Geology reflects a process of time in which the building blocks of our earth are formed. We farm so that vine roots can explore and mine these building blocks for their precious minerals, manifesting geology and aeons of time in our wines.

Based on the Martinborough Terrace, the soils have varying degrees of topsoil with some clay in the mix. River gravels run deep, meaning minimal water-holding capacity, low nutrients and high mineral content.