Cape Coast sea breeze ideal for new Riesling vineyard for Clearview Estate

Clearview Estate in Hawke’s Bay is taking advantage of an abundant natural resource – the onshore wind fondly known on the Cape Coast, as ‘the doctor’. Over 400 Riesling grapevines have been planted in its Te Awanga front paddock over the past week, and the sea breeze, in addition to the stony soil, will have a big impact on the resulting wine style. The new Riesling vineyard is considered to be among the closest to the sea in New Zealand, and Clearview winemaker and co-owner Tim Turvey says the wind will cool and moderate grape ripening.