John Wallace has held the position of Chief Winemaker at Chard Farm since 1997. John is a retired Ski instructor, keen brewer, a dedicated foodie and another mountain biker. He has been with us forever, initially employed as a vineyard hand and cellar rat in 1997. He took over the reins of chief winemaker at Chard Farm in 2002 and has done several Northern Hemisphere vintages in Oregon and California. John and his wife Jo have a son - Hugo and a daughter - Isobel. John is famous for his dry sense of humour and very tasty beers, the latest being an IPA-Indian Pale Ale. As the saying goes - it takes a lot of beer to make great wine! He also makes a wicked Central Otago gin created using the traditional triple-distilled London dry gin technique, and using Central Otago botanicals.

Matt is our most camera-shy, so we picked the photo he thought best represented him! Perhaps this is why he sells so much wine? Matt fancies himself as a top golfer, ace ice hockey player and gun skier we hear about his exploits every day at smoko! He is, in reality, none of those but has been doing a great job marketing and selling Chard Farm wines to NZ and the world. Matt has been with us since 1999.

Originally from Southland, Sian has it pretty tough working in the same office as Matt, enduring his sense of humour. She loves wine (of course) and has travelled the world working in the golf industry before settling in Queenstown.

As you step through the doors of Chard Farm, you're likely to be welcomed by the radiant smile of Nicky, who hails from England and has been an invaluable member of our team for more than two years. Nicky possesses an incredible depth of knowledge about our wines.

Charming, bubbly and hardworking, Katrina has worked for Chard Farm for seven years armed with a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology. Kat won the Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year Award in 2021 when she was pregnant, and continued to compete against fellow regional competitors when her baby was just five weeks old.