about tin shed wine
Tin Shed's boutique vineyard is in Clarkville, Canterbury which exclusively grows Pinot Noir. The owners, Ann & Ron Inglis as lovers of great Riesling scoured the vineyards of Central Otago to find the perfect parcel of grapes to make into a wonderful Riesling to compliment the Tin Shed range.
This parcel of vineyard was found at the base of the Pisa Range on a steep north-facing slope giving good drainage avoiding those harsh frosts the area can experience. The 2008 Tin Shed Riesling was hand harvested, whole bunched pressed and fermented in stainless steel. Minimal movement or fining to ensure the pure and delicate aromas of this wine and year were protected.
the winemakers
Dan and Sarah-Kate Dineen are a unique winemaking couple. When they married in January 2003 they were described as "the beginning of a new wine dynasty". Both are winemakers with a depth of experience in the Hunter Valley, Australia and Europe who have decided to move back to family and New Zealand, now making wine in the exciting region of Central Otago.
A Kiwi, Sarah-Kates last role in the Hunter Valley was to design and oversee the building of the new Tempus Two winery and become its manager / winemaker. Sarah-Kate's achievements in Australia have seen her become a Young Achiever Scholar as well as a Len Evans Scholar, progress up through the wineshow judging system becoming a full judge and panel chair of many capital and regional wineshows throughout Australia, including the Sydney, Adelaide, Australian Boutique Winemakers Shows and Winestate Magazine.
Dan studied at the prestigious Roseworthy College in Adelaide, South Australia and his CV reads like an impressive wine cellar. Initially trained under Brian Crozer at Petaluma in the Adelaide Hills, before he was called to the Hunter Valley to be given the responsibility of making one of the Australia's most awarded wines, the Lovedale Semillon from McWilliams Wines. His talents were soon recognized by Iain Riggs of Brokenwood, where he became the winemaker and guardian of the much sort after Graveyard Shiraz. While at Brokenwood Dan made the 1999 Rayner Shiraz, which went on to win the "Best Red Wine in the World" at the London International Wine Challenge.