Craighead & Coles are global wine industry consultants based in Aotearoa New Zealand.

About

Alex Craighead and Theo Coles have more than forty years of combined experience in winemaking, marketing and viticulture across various climates and cultures spanning New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. This expertise ensures a knowledgeable, dynamic and adaptable approach within the world of wine, allowing us to build effective, tailormade strategies and solutions to meet the needs of every client.

Craighead and Coles operate an urban winery in the centre of Christchurch in New Zealand, and we consult to clients all over the world, from boutique to large-scale commercial operations.

We offer a range of winemaking, marketing and viticulture services. No project is too big or too small! Get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.

Services

Own brands
We can tailor-make your preferred style of wine for your own brand, or help you create a new brand.

Contract winemaking
We offer winemaking services in the South Island of New Zealand, ranging in production from 5,000 to 100,000 bottles.

Winery setup and design
Working with experienced architectural companies, we provide clients with winery design and flow management, with particular consideration of space optimisation and efficiency, both time and environmental.

Equipment sourcing and importation
We partner with several of the top wine equipment companies globally to source equipment, both new and second-hand, to best suit your requirements and budget.

Winemaking consultancy
Whether you require assistance with blending or a complete wine style design and implementation, we have you covered. Our expertise ranges from low intervention to traditional and modern methods.

Viticultural consultancy
From vineyard setup, spray programmes, varietal selection, canopy management and pruning, we bring experience from hot, cold, wet and dry climate viticulture.

Staffing
We can help with all your staffing needs, sourcing experienced winemakers and viticulturalists for short- and long-term placements.

Wine sourcing
Working with our network of connections around the globe, we can assist you with blending, sourcing and elaboration of wines from around the world.

Brands

Sipsun (www.sipsunwines.com)

Contact

If you have a specific project in mind, or are considering a range of options, we’ll be happy to speak with you.

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