Andy’s legacy goes on sale 

Andy Anderson. Photo: Stuff 

Sales of a pinot noir which go on sale tomorrow will help fund a scholarship in the memory of a winemaker with strong Cambridge links.

Andy Anderson bought Cambridge Fine Wines after graduating from Lincoln university in 1998 and forged a bond with Takapoto Estate at Karāpiro.

In 2017 and 2018 he won the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s Best Pinot Noir Trophy two years in a row with grapes sourced from Bannockburn and then Gibbston in Central Otago.

Anderson died in  2019, a victim of cancer.

His colleagues decided to set up a viticulture and oenology scholarship at Lincoln – offering $10,000 towards course fees.

The sale of a pinot noir named Andy will start at Takapoto tomorrow and continue on Friday next week in Queenstown. It is hoped to sell a total of 100 cases over the two sale days.

‘Andy’ Pinot Noir 2020 is described as a fitting tribute to the life, legacy and talent of Anderson.

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