About the Winery
New Zealand’s most exceptional vineyards. Each with a unique story to tell, linked by the overarching philosophy of pleasure, culture and craft and a dream of our founders Brian Sheth and Steve Smith MW to craft impeccable wines and inspiring experiences they could share with fine wine lovers around the world.
Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates is the realisation of that dream through three premium wine brands: Smith & Sheth, Pyramid Valley and Lowburn Ferry. Producing wine from four of New Zealand’s main winegrowing regions, Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay, Central Otago and North Canterbury, these wineries all have an ambition of making some of the world’s greatest cool climate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.
Meet the Team
Steve Smith MW (Managing Partner), Huw Kinch (Pyramid Valley Winemaker)
Brian Sheth & Steve Smith
Steve Smith was the first viticulturist in the world to become a Master of Wine and has gone on to forge a 40-year career in the New Zealand wine industry, co-founding the prestigious Craggy Range in 1999 and more recently, Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates, owner of fine wine brands Pyramid Valley, Smith & Sheth and Lowburn Ferry.
Pyramid Valley Huw Kinch
Estate Manager and Winemaker Huw Kinch has guided the new chapter of Pyramid Valley since 2018. After 10 years crafting Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Martinborough, Huw made the move south to explore a new expression of these varieties.
