Our Winemaking
Enjoyable wines for every occasion
Drawing on the knowledge of five generations of Italian viticulturalists and his own extensive professional experience, Nico Centonze was able to bring a completely new style of winemaking to Stanlake Park.
Using his vast understanding of viticulture, Nico gets the most out of our vineyards, achieving grapes of perfect ripeness to make wines that are always smooth and full of flavour. His international, modern approach is reflected in wines that are enjoyable, very drinkable and the perfect accompaniment to food.
Our Winemaker
Italian talent and heritage
Born and raised in southern Italy, Nico Centonze is a young but well-experienced professional winemaker and viticulturist, who has held different positions in wineries all across the globe.
He grew up in Puglia, helping his father run their 6-hectare vineyard, planting, pruning, driving the tractor and harvesting. Later, he obtained both a BSc and a MSc in Winemaking and Viticulture, pursued respectively at the renowned Italian universities of Florence, Tuscany and Turin, Piedmont.
His professional path took him to several countries, where he had the chance to learn various styles of winemaking and to experiment with completely different grape varieties, before becoming the winemaker and vineyard manager at Stanlake Park.
Today, he oversees both the growing and the production of our wines, carefully choosing the perfect grapes to process, and the best wines to age and bottle.
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English wine since 1979
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