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Denbies signs up Brendan Seal as vintage winemaker

Published:  09 July, 2010



English wine producer, Denbies Wine Estate has appointed Brendan Seal as its vintage winemaker and viticulturist. Seal is currently winemaker at Mount Edward Winery in New Zealand situated in the Gibbston sub region of Central Otago.

English wine producer, Denbies Wine Estate has appointed Brendan Seal as its vintage winemaker and viticulturist. Seal is currently winemaker at Mount Edward Winery in New Zealand situated in the Gibbston sub region of Central Otago.


John Worontschak, co-director of Litmus Wines and operations director at Denbies said: "Brendan's appointment reinforces our commitment we have at Denbies to produce truly stunning wines. His New World and European experience will bring a different dimension to the development of Denbies still winemaking."

Seal specialist experience gained whilst working at Mount Edward includes growing limited quantities of premium and small batch classic white varieties. He has also worked at Chard Farm in its early years and in Europe working with Andre Ostertag in Alsace.

Seal will work alongside resident winemaker, Marcus Sharp, and look to push Denbies still wine making to a different level. Recent developments in the vineyard include planting four acres of Sauvignon Blanc in the spring.

Denbies Wine Estate is England's largest vineyard, and has a range of 12 wines and produces over 450,000 bottles of wine per annum.

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