#300 6 Questions with... Kevin Judd, Greywacke Wines

Try and write any article about Kevin Judd and not mention his former employer.  It isn't easy, as he was one of the winemakers who defined New Zealand wine, particularly Sauvignon Blanc, and made the style it is today.  If it wasn't for people like Judd, we may still be offered Muller Thurgau, Pinotage or other such dire grape.  He recently set up his own label, Greywacke, that I reviewed a few weeks ago and is getting critical acclaim as a photographer.  Whilst he was on tour of the UK, I asked him six questions...


Who has been your greatest inspiration?
David Hohnen and Mick Rock

Is there any job you would have liked to have done if you weren’t a winemaker?
Photographer for Victoria’s Secret

If you could make wine anywhere outside of New Zealand, where would it be?
Tasmania

What do you like drinking aside from your own wines?
Coopers Beer

What would you like to be remembered for?
Being an integral part of the establishment of the modern Kiwi wine industry and capturing it’s beauty on film

Name three people, real or fictional, living or dead, that would be the guests at your dream dinner party, and what would you be drinking?
Ansel Adams, Bob Carlos Clarke and Jeanloup Sieff

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