Our Team
WHO WE ARE
At Luna, we believe our people are our greatest asset.
Call in to our cellar door and restaurant, visit our winery or vineyard, or chat to our admin team and you’ll find a diverse group of passionate individuals who love what they do.
At different times of the year, you might find admin staff in the restaurant, winemakers in the Cellar door, or hospitality staff out in the vineyard. Whatever needs doing, we’re there supporting each other to make sure that our guests enjoy the very best of what we have to offer.
We won’t lie, it’s a lot of hard work but we make sure to find time for fun and enjoy regular team get-togethers.
Supporting our employees to live rich and fulfilling lives outside of work is just as important, and we ensure our staff have a good balance between work and play.
Dogs of the vineyard
2026 Harvest
Bastiaan van Benthem | Company Engineer
Toby | Vineyard Manager
Toby has worked across the globe in a wide range of roles throughout the wine industry, from the fast-paced world of wine retail in London, to scaling steep schist vineyards in the Languedoc, to pumping over Pinot Noir in Oregon. Eventually, he found his true calling in Martinborough, doing what he loves most: growing exceptional Pinot.
Joel Watson
Following the time honoured tradition of the Kiwi OE, Joel begun working as a cellar hand in several famous wine regions across the globe. Eventually formal wine studies followed before he took the plunge into full time winemaking in 2010.
Mark Round | Vineyard Operator
After 30 years as a press photographer and photo editor in the news media industry, Mark swapped his camera for a tractor and is part of the vineyard operations team here at Luna.
Regan Waru-Sutherland | Wine Maker
Regan has been knocking about the wine industry for over a decade, with most of that time spent in Martinborough learning a thing or two about grapes, weather, and patience. His job as Winemaker at Luna Estate is equal parts science, instinct, and cleaning things.
