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One hundred and fifty years ago Adam Jackson grew bountiful crops of wheat, oats and barley on the rich riversilt soils of Marlborough's Wairau Plain. Today his great-grandson John Stichbury produces some of New Zealand's most lauded wines on that same block of land.

A lofty gum tree which once provided welcome shade for Adam Jackson and his team of horses to rest from tilling the soil now overlooks row upon row of vineyard. Its timeless silhouette against a clear sky has become an emblem of the family's long link with the land.

Fired by the same enjoyment of adventure and challenge that prompted New Zealand's early settlers to leave home and hearth for a new life in the colonies, John Stichbury is first and foremost an entrepreneur. However tempering that innovative spirit is a practical wisdom gained in years of growing agricultural crops, before planting his first grapevines in 1988.

Experience and inspiration has proved a winning mix for John, whose Jackson Estate wines have gone on to consistently win medals both in New Zealand and overseas. And more importantly their reputation for consistent quality and full-of-fruit flavour means the bottles seldom spend long on the shop shelf.