Craggy Range
Craggy Range was founded by the Peabody Family in 1998 and was the first NZ estate to be distributed by La Place. Craggy Range focuses on producing wines that are expressive of their place, from the two famous North Island terroirs of Hawke’s Bay and Martinborough.
Producing wine from a variety of New Zealand regions, Craggy Range was founded in 1998 after a five year search for the best wine making property that can be found. Today, Craggy Range lives up to their premium property with even more premium wine.
With an unrelenting focus on quality, Craggy Range produces a collection of iconic wines from their exceptional estates in Hawke’s Bay, Martinborough, and Marlborough.
New Zealand, with its diversity of soils types, offered the perfect location to plant the vines. From the stony, warm soils of the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke’s Bay to the volcanic, clay soils of Te Muna Road in Martinborough these exceptional vineyards produce wines with amazing aromatics, purity and complexity.
Marlborough-born, Ben has been working in wineries and vineyards since the age of 17.
After receiving coveted scholarships from the Bragato Research Institute, he embarked on a Bachelor of Wine Science, graduating with an Academic Excellence Award from the Eastern Institute of Technology. More recently, with an interest in honing his leadership and marketing skills, he is nearing completion of a Master of Business in Global Management and Marketing.
Ben joined Craggy Range in 2021 and became Chief Winemaker in November 2023; his ongoing pursuit to push the boundaries for improving wine quality and emphasis on custodianship have set him apart in the industry.
