Pair mull prospect of winery (NZ)

The historic Victorian-era precinct of Oamaru could soon have a new tourist attraction after it was earmarked by a pair of Oamaru wine lovers as the possible location for a new “urban” winery. Oamaru businessman Matt Haywood set up the Birdlands Wine Company just 18 months ago, in partnership with local winemaker Craig Lory, and although Mr Haywood said it had always been their plan to make and process their own wine, fate meant that would happen sooner than they had planned, reports Otago Daily Times.