They were told world-class Cabernet couldn't be made in New Zealand. Twenty-five years later, Destiny Bay's wines are rated alongside, and in some cases above, Bordeaux's First Growths and the great Cabernets of Tuscany, California and Australia.

Forged in Fire is author and co-founder Mike Spratt's own account of what that pursuit of perfection really required, and really cost: science, risk, family, humour and heartbreak. Now he's bringing the story to a city near you in person, and you're invited.

Meet the author. Taste the wine. Take home a signed copy of the book.

*Ticket includes a glass of Destiny Bay and a signed hard copy of Forged in Fire.

Contact the host of Forged In Fire Live - Auckland