![]() With her family oceans away, independence was thrust upon her. ![]() ![]() Twelve-year-old Jing left China for New Zealand in 1999 to get an education. But she hasn’t always been so sure of her place in the world. Her naked ambition is matched by an exceptional work ethic – making business calls from the hospital while giving birth to her son, Leroy. “I could be naked running around my property if I thought that’s the right thing to do to get my imagination working,” she says. On the other an artist, throwing toga parties, sketching and making slightly bonkers short films. On the one hand shrewd and measured as a managing director, growing Crown Range Cellar into a bustling business – exports increased by 50 per cent year-on-year last year. What Carolyn Ferraby learned creating Barewood Garden in Marlborough Her speech, matching the cadence of the traditional mandolin music in the background, is punctured by crowing roosters in her flock of 30 chickens and the bleating of her 10 sheep. The 30-year-old sips Chinese pu-erh “brick” tea dressed in a rainbow kaftan in her Ramarama home. “I got the cover of WineNZ magazine and people asked, ‘Who is this foreign face who doesn’t know about winemaking?’ It’s sad that in my industry that there aren’t many women or Asian faces – this is something I want to change.” “Some people felt quite shocked with my identity,” says Jing. Jing’s most prestigious win is causing a few whispers in the New Zealand wine industry. I let the water wash everything away.”Ĭrown Range was judged to have the world’s best pinot noir, awarded a trophy and ‘Gold Outstanding’, beating thousands of entrants from more than 90 countries. But I can sit at the waterfall for a few hours and meditate. “I have an active mind and it’s hard to switch off. The deck overlooking a private waterfall is a favourite place for parties, but it’s also Jing’s preferred quiet spot. Crown Range Cellar’s managing director Jing Song has no shortage of guests wanting to visit her at her Ramarama homestead.
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