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Newsletter May 2020

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Level 1 COVID_19 invite friends around to try some wines

Lime Rock Wines has plenty of excellent wines and rarer aged wines to experience with friends now we are through the COVID-19 lockdown period. Couriers will deliver to your door, but you need to supply clear instructions on where to leave the parcel and a phone number.  Free shipping in North Island. Use Coupon code Covid19 to obtain $9.00 shipping discount. Minimum order $120.00.Our Cellar Door will be open each weekend to the end of June....

Our Kota label

Our second label is Kota (meaning shell in the local Maori language) and shows an illustration or picture of one of the large oyster shells from our 3 million year old seabed. Some of the shells are as large as a bottle and also include scallop shells and barnacles. When these are crushed under the pressure of overlying layers they form a limestone called Coquina, which forms the base layer of our vineyard. This  type of limestone has a soft, crumbly structure and is free dra...