Robyn and Robert Wilson
Robyn and Robert are owners of Trinity Hill. Robyn, a London-based Kiwi, is Trinity Hill's Chairman. Robyn and Robert are proprietors of London's enormously popular Bleeding Heart Restaurant Group. Kiwis in London can always find a full range of the Trinity Hill wines at The Bleeding Heart in Holborn and its City sibling, The Don in St Swithins Lane.
John Hancock
John is our President and Founder and an owner of Trinity Hill. He is one of the most charismatic personalities in the New Zealand Wine Industry with more than 35 years of experience in New Zealand, Australia and France, He graduated from the noteable Roseworthy College in South Australia in 1973.
As founding winemaker for one of New Zealand’s early wine successes, Morton Estate, John produced a number of award-winning wines, including the best Chardonnay in the World at the 1997 Wine Magazine’s International Wine Challenge.
His subsequent experience working with top wine houses in the Rhone and Burgundy, has been a touchstone of wine styles to come from Trinity Hill; respect for the old, tempered with belief in the new. His vintages at Tain L'Hermitage in the Rhone with the late Gerard Jaboulet were the genesis of the now iconic Trinity Hill Homage Syrah. Read the Homage Story
John continues to be the "face" of Trinity Hill as he travels around the globe and New Zealand promoting Trinity Hill wines and the wines of Hawkes Bay and New Zealand in general. He is a senior wine judge in wine shows throughout New Zealand.
Warren Gibson
Warren was educated at Massey University, New Zealand, and at Roseworthy College, South Australia. (He is still a proud enough Kiwi to outwardly follow the NZ cricket team!) He began his winemaking career in New Zealand in 1986 with John at Morton Estate, subsequently travelling the world as a Flying Winemaker, including vintages in Australia, Italy, Hungary, France and California. It was there that a Chardonnay he made was awarded white wine of the year at the 1997 International Wine Challenge.
When Trinity Hill was established in 1997, Warren rejoined John to work along side him. The vintages he has produced since then leave no doubt that he has truly earned the accolades of New Zealand Winemaker of the Year, from Winestate Magazine in 2005, and Winemaker of the Year Winemaker Award at the Mercedes Benz Hawkes Bay Wine Show in 2006.
Warren also manages Trinty Hill’s viticultural team and vineyards. His oversight has led to ongoing improvements and growth in our vineyards to support his aspirations in the winery.
Since 1998, Warren has been a regular judge at all of his country’s major wine shows including being a regular “Cuisine” magazine panellist. He was an international guest judge of the National Wine Show of Australia (Canberra) in 2010.
Warren lives in Hawkes Bay with his winemaking and beer brewing partner Lorraine Leheny and their two children Jakob and Grace.
Bruce Speedy
Bruce is Trinity Hill's General Manager and CEO. He is an experienced and skilled commercial and financial manage, with specialist knowledge in manufacturing, financing and exporting. His background has been in the wool, meat and wine industries. In his spare time, Bruce runs sheep and cattle on a 70 acre block together with and olive grove.
Damian Fischer
Damian is Trinity Hill’s Assistant Winemaker. Originally from Adelaide, he shifted from Marketing and PR for large wine companies in South Australia to winemaking. He has studied Wine Science and Viticulture and has worked vintages in Western Australia and Hawkes Bay. He resides in the Bay with his wife and two young children.
Sebastian Hanse
Seb keeps everything ticking along and in place in the winery as Trinity Hill’s Cellar Master. He joins us from a time with Church Road Winery (their loss – our gain).
Anna Apatu
Anna is our lab and winemaking assistant aka. Lab “Meister”. She is a pharmacist by trade with some finance experience. After completing her Winemaking Diploma at EIT, she has joined us here to help keep our wine healthy.
Wayne Walton
Wayne manages all of Trinity Hill’s Gimblett Gravels and Esprit vineyards. He hails from King Country and now lives in Hawkes Bay with his wife and 4 children. He moved here in 2003 to gain his degree in Viticulture from EIT.
Randell Tinsley
Randall manages our Mangaorapa Vineyard in Central Hawkes Bay. He lived in Mangaorapa for 15 years on the farm, planted the grapes 10 years ago and then came to work for Trinity Hill. His wife Paula also helps him out on the vineyard.
Gary Janson
Gary, our “in house” trained chef, looks after all the vineyards on the Gimblett Gravels. From Northland, he lives in Hastings with his winemaking wife Desiree (who also has worked for Trinity Hill) and their three young children.
Barry Waaka
Barry has been supporting Trinity Hill since the beginning! You can find him in the vineyards and/or the winery … depending on what needs doing. He’s a man of many talents.
Wayne Johnston
Wayne is a Hawkes Bay boy and lives here with his wife and daughter. He is a Vineyard Hand at our Esprit vineyard and is completing his Cadetship in Viticulture through EIT.
Tim Moseley
Our Cellar Door Manager originally hails from the UK but is now well settled in Hawkes Bay. He’s a graduate from EIT with a Diploma in Wine Marketing and a background in business consulting.
Janine Bevege
Janine works in our Cellar Door. She is originally from Wellington, holds a Wine Marketing Diploma from EIT and is putting it to good use at Trinity Hill. Come in and visit her for a fun and knowledgeable tasting.
Steve Olley
Steve has spent a long time in the wine business both here and the UK. He represents Trinity Hill in the local Trade Market making sure our wine is on as many menus as possible.
Joanne Murphy
Joanne is our Accounts Manager and works hard to keep our books in order. She’s a Hastings girl with some stage noteriety (acting and singing !).
Helen Blow
Helen is one of our longest serving business team members. She is the point of all knowledge ! She is in-training for a well deserved retirement as she only works 2 days a week now.
Roy Kamphuis
With many years of experience in the Hawkes Bay wine industry, Roy is Logistics Manager responsible for getting Trinity Hill to its many and varied local and overseas markets. He is also makes sure everything is all “wrapped” up perfectly.
Catherine Rusby
A Canadian with business management and marketing experience now settled in Hawkes Bay, Catherine is Trinity Hill’s Marketing Manager.
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