Thorpy, p.56d, Penfolds Waimauku nursery ca.1970

The ‘Penfolds’ Waimauku nursery in Auckland which was in fact run by D.S.I.R. quarantine officer Wayne Thomas mostly to supply huge numbers of vines for expansion by Montana Wines into Gisborne and Marlborough, but also as a source of vines for the short-lived ‘Penfolds N.Z.’ vineyard and wine operation of the 1970s. ca. 1972-3, this planting included, among many varieties, a goodly amount of D.S.I.R. heat-treated Gewurztraminer.