Oraterra represents the new chapter for one of New Zealand's most revered wine production teams. The group of six behind Oraterra began their journey together at Martinborough's iconic Dry River. In 2022, following a decade of working together, winemaker Wilco Lam, along with general manager Sarah Bartlett, assistant winemaker Tom de Hamel, and viticulturists James Pittard, Michelle Mills and McKenzie Smith, left their posts at Dry River following a change of ownership. With the purchase of the forty-year-old, four-hectare McCreanor vineyard, a new project was born: Oraterra, or golden earth. Organic, biodynamic and regenerative farming. All wines are wild yeast fermented and made with minimal intervention.
