Down on the farm
Cook Vineyard Extension
Merry Christmas & Opening Hours
Introducing 'Maria Rose' Rosé - 18 years in the making!
from the cellar
welcoming new team members
tis the season for giving - Chard Farm supports local Hospice
for our aussie cousins
Easter Newsletter
keeping those pesky birds away
latest lola photo competition winner
Lights, camera ..... Action
passing of an era
Steven Joyce visits Chard Farm
harvest 2014 - it's over!
foaming pinot action
Keeping it in the family
Wine Tasting at Chard Farm via bike
2012 MK II single vineyard pinot noir release
Romance is in the Air
chard racing barrel wins
Harvest 2012 underway the weather gods are smiling!
Tour de Wakatipu 2012
Vintage 2012 - harvest countdown!
Meet our Vanuatuan friends
23 March 2012
We are participants in a seasonal work program initiative with Vanuatu and have for the last few years employed Vanuatuans in the vineyard during the growing season - October to May. We now have our own team consisting of Phillip, Jean-Luc, Vuni and Karlo, who return to us each year. They are a great bunch of guys, funny, friendly and with a great work ethic even running with the picking bins at harvest time. They are often heard signing and chanting in the vineyard, or chasing rabbits with sticks and even chase the blackbirds in the nets during their lunchtime.


