Greg Allinson, Pask Winery, Hawkes Bay

Born, Bred, Schooled
All three in the cold, hardy North East of England,
First wine industry job
Bars Manager for hospitality group, Met a Kiwi wine rep. Kept buying his wines.
First real (full time) job (outside of school/uni holidays)
Restaurant Manager
Career Highlight
Moving to NZ to study winemaking and viticulture was a real step up the ladder. Numerous highlights I've been privileged to have,
Mentor/Influencer
Jamie Connolly at House of Townend,
Cat? Dog?
Dog
Desert island wine and food.
French..... Oh you want details? Domaine Dujac - anything from them. Food will no doubt involve truffles & foie gras. Also Belly Pork.
Dinner table companions, dead or alive
Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Eva Green, Henry V, Billy Connolly, Jancis Robinson.
Greatest achievement
Packing up bags, leaving UK to move to other side of the world without ever visiting NZ
New Zealand wine industry needs...
To be more vocal about the wide variety of wine made here & to celebrate the diverse regions & styles.
If you weren't working in the wine industry in your current position, what would you be doing?
Astronomer. Or Historian.
Virtues
Wine & Cheese 
Vices
Wine & Cheese
One thing people might be surprised to learn about you?

I’m a member of the Hawke’s Bay Woodturners Guild. Anyone want a wooden bowl? 

If you had the day off tomorrow what would you like to do.

Pack up a picnic, head to the beach or country, take a book & a bottle, turn off phone. 

Connections
T: @gregkallinson
FB: www.facebook.com/gregkallinson
LI: nz.linkedin.com/in/gregkallinson/

 


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