Charteris

PJ Charteris and Christina Pattison are a trans-Tasman love story. They come from eitherside of the ditch and Charteris draws on a deep well of experience, respect and sheergoodwill from Central Otago to the Hunter and far beyond. Kiwi-born PJ cut his teeth inWaikato before studying winemaking at Roseworthy and working stints in the HunterValley, Coonawarra, Clare and Oregon. He went on to join the winemaking team atLindemans in Mildura and then Penfolds in the Barossa. He returned to the Hunter Valley in 1999 to take up the position of winemaker at Brokenwood, where he met Christina during a distinguished 12-year career.The couple scoured Australia and New Zealand for the ideal site/variety combination andfinally found it in the guise of the Winter Vineyard, a top Pinot Noir site with the A-listaddress of Felton Road, Bannockburn in Central Otago. The first vintage was 2008; threeyears later PJ bid farewell to Brokenwood to focus on the fledgling family label. Charterismakes single-vineyard Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, plus a Central Otago Pinot.