Two Paddocks
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Aug 25, 2026
Jon FrutkinHOST
The second set of obituaries, they ran in the wine trade press, and they read completely differently.
Jon FrutkinHOST
They called him the founder of Two Paddocks.
Jon FrutkinHOST
They called him one of the benchmark Pinot Noir producers of Central Otago.
Jon FrutkinHOST
One trade paper put it in a way that really hit me.
Jon FrutkinHOST
And then he did the thing that celebrities almost never do.
Jon FrutkinHOST
He stayed.
Jon FrutkinHOST
So over three decades, Two Paddocks grew from that first little block into s- four small vineyards across Gibbston, Alexandra, and Bannockburn, the only producer with vines in all three of Central Otago's principal valleys.
Jon FrutkinHOST
The farming, it went fully organic, certified from the 2017 vintage.
BenHOST
I don't know if he's still following me, but that was when he had his winery.
BenHOST
He seemed like just a chill dude, but it was Two Paddocks was his kind of wine label.
BenHOST
And yeah, he was one of my only proper celebrity followers.
BenHOST
So, you know, back when Twitter was actually worth a shit.
RobertHOST
It is from the original vineyard that they planted in 1993.
RobertHOST
So this vineyard is called Two Paddocks.
RobertHOST
And Two Paddocks was founded and proprietied and owned by Sam Neill, who is an actor.
JanannHOST
Sam Neill.
JanannHOST
I love Sam Neill.
JanannHOST
They're
RobertHOST
fantastic.
RobertHOST
They got the stuff for me in like two days, and they were able to get me one of each of the Pinot Noirs that Two Paddocks makes.
RobertHOST
It is from the original vineyard that they planted in 1993.
RobertHOST
So this vineyard is called Two Paddocks.
RobertHOST
And Two Paddocks was founded and proprietied and owned by Sam Neill, who is an actor.
JanannHOST
Sam Neill.
JanannHOST
I love Sam Neill.
JanannHOST
They're
RobertHOST
fantastic.
RobertHOST
They got the stuff for me in like two days, and they were able to get me one of each of the Pinot Noirs that Two Paddocks makes.