NICK PICONE, VILLA MARIA
Dec 02, 2018
3 minutes
MICHAEL COOPER
MAKING MAGIC
WINESTATE’S New Zealand Winemaker of the Year entered the industry in 1997 as a “fresh-faced newbie, straight out of the classroom”. Working the vintage at Esk Valley, “scrubbing the tanks and cleaning the floors,” Nick Picone was entranced by the “mystique and magic” involved in the production of top Hawke’s Bay wines.
Today, as chief winemaker of the Villa Maria Group, the 38-year-old Picone oversees all of the company’s winemaking, including its Villa Maria, Esk Valley, Vidal, Te Awa and
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