{"title":"Wooing Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eWooing Tree Vineyard is a family-owned producer in Cromwell, at the heart of Central Otago. Steve and Thea Farquharson established the vineyard in 2001, with the first vintage following in 2005. The name comes from a mature tree on the original property, which had long been a local meeting place for couples and ultimately became the winery’s defining landmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinot Noir is at the heart of Wooing Tree’s production, well suited to Cromwell’s dry continental climate, high sunshine hours and cool nights. Vineyard work is largely manual, with careful pruning, shoot and bunch thinning and canopy management. In 2021, the family acquired the 20-hectare Pink Moon Vineyard beneath the Pisa Range and transplanted around 20,000 vines from the original site. The new vineyard now has around 16 hectares of Pinot Noir, alongside smaller plantings of Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinot Noir is typically hand-picked, gently extracted and matured in French oak. The range also includes rosé and Blondie, a white wine made from Pinot Noir grapes, reflecting the estate’s willingness to experiment alongside its focus on classic Central Otago Pinot.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wooing-tree-pinot-noir-central-otago-2019","title":"Wooing Tree, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eWooing Tree sits in the Cromwell Basin, one of Central Otago's most reliably expressive pockets for Pinot Noir. The name comes from a vast old elm tree on the property where, legend has it, locals once courted — which tells you something about the estate's personality: warmth and romance without taking itself too seriously. The 2019 vintage gave the region a long, even growing season, and the wines it produced have a composure that the hotter years sometimes lack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Pinot delivers what Central Otago does better than almost anywhere outside Burgundy: that combination of ripe, dark fruit and a cool minerality that feels like biting into something from the earth rather than just the vine. Open it with something from the grill, or just open it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wooing Tree","offers":[{"title":"DUTY PAID \/ 1 X75CL","offer_id":46468251975759,"sku":"WOTR-WTPN-19-6-75-DUTY PAID","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/9449\/1471\/files\/wooing-tree-pinot-noir-750.jpg?v=1787315706"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/9449\/1471\/collections\/wooing-tree-grpr-gs.jpg?v=1787316485","url":"https:\/\/gerrardseel.co.uk\/collections\/wooing-tree.oembed","provider":"Gerrard Seel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}