Ransom Wines

About Winery and Wines

Our vineyard is planted in an area known technically as the “rolling and hilly land soils of the Warkworth soils series”. These soils are best described as well to moderately well-drained iron-rich red sandy clays and sandy clay-loams. Our vineyard, like most others in the region, is planted on a north facing slope – in our case an almost continuous 1 in 10 slope. Our northerly aspect assists soil drainage and maximises sun exposure to the vines. Clay-based soil encourages richness in all the wines and in the reds, a warm, earthy quality. We do not irrigate our vineyard, so the vines must seek their own water sources. Non-irrigation is considered essential for the production of high-quality wine grapes in the world’s best winegrowing regions, indeed irrigation is prohibited in most of Europe’s best regarded regions.