Kelly Washington seeks the most unique and diverse parcels of high quality fruit, translating into elegant and honest wines. They work with a fastidious bunch of growers who have a love for thae land, and are unrelenting in their pursuit of nurturing exceptional fruit from distinguished sites. Old vines, high density planting, vineyards of altitude, organic and bio-dynamic farming - these are the attributes Kelly Washington seek from the growers they work with.

Working with such exceptional fruit, the aim is to is to showcase and explore sub regionality of New Zealand's wine growing regions, but moreover making wines of provenance. In many cases, these special sites are farmed organically and bio-dynamically. Therefore it is important to take these philosophies into the winery and beyond.