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Jason Stent
Winemaker
A native of Hawkes Bay, Paritua’s Winemaker Jason Stent developed a natural interest in winemaking, growing up amongst an ever-expanding landscape of grapevines. After completing secondary school, a passion for cycling took him to the Bordeaux region in France. Jason spent nearly two years racing as an amateur cyclist and the time spent in France also sparked a passion for fine red wines, Rhone and Bordeaux varietals in particular.
Upon Jason’s return to Hawkes Bay in 1993, he enrolled at the Eastern Institute of Technology to study winemaking. In 1995 he began his career at Sacred Hill Wines as a cellar hand, and by 1998 was the assistant winemaker. From 2000 onwards, Jason was responsible for red winemaking, native yeast fermentation, barrel trials and cooperage selection, as well as general winemaking at Sacred Hill. His work also included contract winemaking for Paritua Vineyards at the Sacred Hill winery from 2005-2007.
Jason joined Paritua Vineyards as Winemaker in 2008 and is responsible for all activity in its new and developing winery. He also works closely with the vineyard and marketing teams and still finds time to pursue his interest in competitive cycling.
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