Geoff & Nicola Wright

Geoff & Nicola Wright

Winemakers


Wrights Wines

Gisborne, null NZ


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Geoff & Nicola Wright

Milestones

My road in life has been direct.
Nicola was constantly traveling, jumping around, worked as an accountant, then a lawyer, but nothing was grabbing her.
Geoff was qualified as a chartered accountant, but that environment "didn't feel right"; always thought it'd be amazing to own a vineyard.
Decided he didn't want a job he was going to "moan about" from 9-to-5, so he went for his dream.
Nicola moved to Gisborne, NZ to "meet Mr. Right," who would be a winemaker; 16 days later, she found Geoff.
When they were putting in the initial work, Nicola had second-thoughts, almost got impatient, thought they could sell their land instead.
Opened Wrights Wines, which was New Zealand's first producer of organic and vegan wines.
Geoff says the key to reaching a dream that seems far-off is by taking one small step towards it everyday.
Says if there's ever anything he'd feel like he'd regret not doing at the end of his life, he just does it.

Career

Winemakers

We own and operate 3 vineyards (45 acres), a winery and a café.

Career Roadmap

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Entrepreneurship
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Accomplishing Goals

Interviewed By

Auckland - Gisborne

Auckland - Gisborne

The team visits a Maori museum and executive chef Kate Fay before interviewing dub and hip-hop musician Tiki Taane. On the way to Coromandel, the team interviews potter and railway engineer Barry Brickell, and horse trainer Tina Fagan. Finally, they head to Gisborne, where they spend time with organic winemakers Geoff & Nicola Wright.