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Lake Chalice Wines - Artisan Wines From Marlborough, New Zealand { Welcome }
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Living in Tauranga allows Chris close contact with New Zealand's major markets and wine outlets. He retains a strong influence on the Lake Chalice wines he promotes by working alongside winemaker/director Matt Thomson for each Marlborough vintage.
A long career of restaurant management has given Chris an educated palate and he is a great lover of wine. Lake Chalice Wines was started by his purchase of the Falcon Vineyard in 1989 and from 1990 to 1994 he learned about winemaking while working at Saltrans, Australia; Villa Maria, Hawkes Bay; and Rapaura Vintners and Highfield Estate in Marlborough. Chris is a keen outdoorsman and cyclist.
Phil has general responsibility for managing Lake Chalice and its vineyards. The ex-policeman who worked as both a uniform patrolman and then a detective, gained a Certificate of Viticulture after moving from Wellington to Blenheim to train at the Nelson/Marlborough Polytechnic in 1992. Practical knowledge gained by growing grapes on the Lake Chalice Wines' Falcon Vineyard enhanced his qualification. A keen cyclist, Phil competes annually in the around-Lake Taupo cycle race.
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