Greg Crone, Wine Boy

Greg was born in Auckland, New Zealand some time during the 20th century.
After finishing University, Greg traveled extensively abroad spending 4 three years in Europe and the USA gaining valuable life skills and studying winemaking techniques and viticulture practices.

Upon returning to New Zealand, Greg took up a position as a regional manager for Brancott Vineyard, New Zealand’s largest and most prominent Winery.

Following this success, Greg was offered the opportunity to open the USA market for Brancott Vineyards. In 1998 Greg moved to the USA to launch, market and manage Brancott Vineyards (Montana Wines USA ltd)

Since 1998 sales of the Brancott brand have grown from zero cases in March 1998 to upwards of 115K cases in FY03 at sales revenue of just under $18 million.
In 2003 Greg formed Liquid Brands. Liquid Brands is the parent company of Croney Estates… a small boutique vineyard and winery in Marlborough New Zealand.

Greg’s winemaking philosophy at Croney Estates is quality 1st, quality 2nd and quality 3rd. Each wine is handcrafted and represents the commitment to boutique winemaking practices.