John Buck (winemaker)

John Buck
OBE PHD CNZM
Residence Coleraine Vineyard, Hawke's Bay
Nationality New Zealander
Occupation Chairman of Te Mata Estate Winery
Known for Establishing premium wine in New Zealand
Title CNZM, OBE, PHD
Coleraine '82 at Auction

John Kenneth Buck CNZM OBE is Chairman of Te Mata Estate winery and is widely recognized for his contributions to fine wine and the New Zealand wine industry.

Career

The Buck family home in the Coleraine vineyard, designed by Ian Athfield

John Buck was involved in wine judging in New Zealand and Australia for many years, beginning in 1969 after he published a book on the subject called 'Take a Little Wine'.[1] In 1979, he became chairman of judges for the National Wine Show. He was the first New Zealander to hold this position.

Buck was also Chairman of the Board of the Hawkes Bay Opera House and the Patron of Cranford Hospice. In 1991 he founded the Hawke's Bay Charity Wine Auction, and has been previously Chairman of Hawkes Bay Vintners which he helped establish.[2] From 1991 to 1996 he served as Chairman of the New Zealand Wine Institute. He has represented the wine industry at international trade negotiations, gaining access to the European Union, and had a regular wine series on Radio New Zealand as well as fronting documentaries for the same network in the Spectrum series.[3]

Since 1974 John Buck and his wife Wendy have managed New Zealand's oldest winery, Te Mata Estate. They live in the Coleraine Vineyard opposite the winery, have three sons who work at Te Mata - Jonathan, Nick and Tobias Buck - and six grandchildren.[4][5] Coleraine has repeatedly been named New Zealand's greatest red wine,[6] and has achieved many accolades in New Zealand and internationally.[7]

Recognition

John Buck has earned many awards over the years for his leadership in wine and the arts. He was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990, and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the wine industry in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8] He was made a fellow of the Wine Institute of New Zealand in 2000 and awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Lincoln University.[9]

In 2012 he was inducted into the New Zealand Wine Hall of Fame.[10] In the 2013 New Year Honours, Buck was appointed as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the wine industry and the arts.[11] He was also one of only 150 attendees at the International Wine Trade Dinner at Vintners’ Hall in 2013, held by the Guild of Vintners in celebration of the 650th anniversary of the Company’s first Royal Charter.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Buck, John (1969). Take A Little Wine. New Zealand: Whitcombe and Toombes. p. 1. ISBN 9780723300199.
  2. ↑ Editor, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN-Business (2012-03-22). "Wine achievements all down to Bay: Buck". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. ↑ Editor, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN-Business (2012-03-22). "Wine achievements all down to Bay: Buck". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ↑ "John Buck". Te Mata. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Keith (1997). Te Mata Estate: The First 100 Years. New Zealand: Random House. p. 47. ISBN 9780908877348.
  6. ↑ Morrison, Dinah; Morrison, Robin; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Buck House, Te Mata Estate". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  7. ↑ Moroney, Roger (2016-01-10). "Wine lovers licking their lips". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1995". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 17 June 1995. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Te Mata’s John Buck inducted into NZ Wine Hall of Fame • NZ Wine". www.nzwine.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  10. ↑ Editor, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN-Business (2012-03-22). "Wine achievements all down to Bay: Buck". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  11. ↑ "New Year honours list 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "The Vintners’ Company celebrate 650 years in good company - The Vintners' Company". www.vintnershall.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-12.

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