Support from Waiheke Island

Waiheke Wine Centre, one of Man O’ War’s key allies on the Island supports us yet again with one of their fabulous promotions!

Visitors to Man O' War

Man O’ War has had a smorgasbord of International visitors over the past six months, wine personalities from the UK, Europe, Canada, Australia and the US.
In November Pierre Antoine Dourneau managing director of Soho House, New York City visited the property to get a first hand view of Man O’ War and the wines we produce here, a new addition to the Soho House wine list.


In January Harry Hertscheg from Vancouver, Canada visited Man O’ War. Harry has been at the helm of Canada's premium wine show, The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival (VPH) for nine years. In addition to this role he also writes about wine and contributes to a number of magazines including Northwest Palate and Tidings, one of Canada's top wine and food magazines.


Harry was blown away by the property and was a big fan of our Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and both our MOW Chardonnay and Valhalla.
I am very much looking forward to joining Harry in Vancouver for the Vancouver Playhouse Event, of which Man O’ War wines will be featured.


Just last week we hosted Fernando Beteta and his lovely wife Ann, from Chicago USA.
Fernando is currently the Sommelier of award-winning NoMI restaurant of Park Hyatt Chicago. A Master Sommelier and often referred to as a ‘whiz kid’ in regards to wine, Fernando was awarded the title of Best Young Sommelier Midwest in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and took home the National Finals Silver Medal in 2007. In 2006 he received “Rising Star Sommelier” for Chicago from Starchefs.com and was featured in Wine & Spirits magazine’s list of “America’s Best New Sommeliers” following a poll of hundreds of restaurant wine professionals across the US. Fernando is also a contributor to several food and wine magazines.
Fernando’s wine picks for the day were the MOW Syrah and the Dreadnought Syrah, the MOW Merlot Cabernet and the Pinot Gris.


See you soon.