A northward view of Sam Neill's 57-acre Earnscleugh Flats "Red Bank" property near Clyde in the Alexandra-Clyde Basin whose sub-continental climate, with a long hot growing season and cold night temperatures in the ripening season, make it excellent for growing Pinot Noir grapes for wine-making.

A northward view of Sam Neill's 57-acre Earnscleugh Flats "Red Bank" property near Clyde in the Alexandra-Clyde Basin whose sub-continental climate, with a long hot growing season and cold night temperatures in the ripening season, make it excellent for growing Pinot Noir grapes for wine-making.