Two Paddocks is a wine producer based in Central Otago, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by actor Sam Neill.
History
In 1993, actor Sam Neill established the Two Paddocks company with a planting of 5 acre of Pinot Noir on a small vineyard at Gibbston, Central Otago.[1][2][3]
Alex Paddocks is a 7 acre vineyard on a terrace above the Earnscleugh Valley under some rocky headlands. It was planted with Burgundian Pinot Noir vines (5, 6, 115) in 1998.
Numerous animals live in the area which Neill named after celebrities. A kunekune is named after actor Bryan Brown.[4]