23 Aug 2020

Calling Home: Grant Phelps in Valparaiso, Chile

From Sunday Morning, 7:45 am on 23 August 2020

After making wine around the globe, Christchurch native Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the basement of a hotel he built in Valparaiso, which is constructed from decommissioned shipping containers and filled with furniture made from recycled bathtubs, sinks, bed frames and barrels.

New Zealand winemaker Grant Phelps is based in Valparaiso, Chile.

New Zealand winemaker Grant Phelps is based in Valparaiso, Chile. Photo: Supplied