NZ Sommeliers: Spy Valley

Join us for this special tasting with Spy Valley Wines of Marlborough.

Emily Gaspard-Clark - Winemaker

Emily’s entry to the wine industry happened by chance when she visited a university careers evening, offering information on its Viticulture and Oenology course. She’d already decided to study food science and was caught by the prospect of a job that balanced science and function. After completing her first few harvests she knew she had made the right choice.

She attended Lincoln University and spent her summers working in vineyards around New Zealand, relishing the active roles and the ability to follow a product from start to finish.

She then went on to spend several years interspersing vintages between New Zealand, Australia, France and Canada, before settling in New Zealand into her role at Spy Valley in 2017.

In 2019, Emily competed in the Tonnellerie de Mercurey New Zealand Young Winemaker competition and took out the title, and in 2022 she took up the role or Chair of the Marlborough committee for the competition. Emily enjoys working with all the different varietals they have at Spy Valley.

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