Churton Wines is a New Zealand certified organic, family-run vineyard that has been producing beautiful wines for over 30 years.
The vineyard was started by boinero Sam Weaver and his wife Mandy and is now run by sons Ben and Jack. The Churton vineyard covers 22 hectares in Marlborough’s beautiful Waihopai Valley.
Churton Vineyard follows bio-dynamic agriculture principles and relying on fossil fuels doesn’t feel right. Taking a new step to become as sustainable and emission-free as possible, the vineyard has bought two draft horses, Xena and Gordon, who are going to do all the under-vine work once done by tractors. They’ll help keep emissions right down, keep the soils loose and tackle the weeds that stop vines flourishing. The grapes will be better, and so will the wine.
The horses are being trained by Emma Rossignol, who moved to Churton from France in 2020. Emma is a specialist in training horses to work in vineyards and already has big plans for both Gordon and Xena.
To pay for the costs of the horses and ongoing training and equipment, a PledgeMe campaign has been set up.
Please have
a look at this page and contribute to this beautiful project!
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