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.
