2018 Wet Jacket THE PIRATE

“For me this wine honours a place I love. In this quiet end of the world, centuries ago – people broke boundaries. The Pirate salutes these people and their spirit by pushing the boundaries of wine making and design. Just absolutely seamless, silky and everything we had hoped it would be after nurturing it carefully in the cellar for the last seven years”. – Greg Hay

Inspired by Cook and his crew, whose wet leather jackets led to the name Wet Jacket Arm and consequently the name of our wine brand.
The label, a first in New Zealand to be produced in leather was something the crew were told couldn’t be done. Determined, we searched out local craftsman Stew Burnby. From his Te Anau workshop, after a process of trial and error he crafts the leather labels which are applied by hand to each bottle.
In true pirate fashion the wine is accompanied by a map that tells the stories of Dusky Sound.