Mark Haisma

Coming Up

At Yarra Yering in the Yarra Valley, Mark Haisma worked as winemaker in a setting where attention to fruit character mattered more than elaboration. That approach — measured, attentive and geared toward preserving what the fruit already offers — became part of the framework for his later work. Since 2009, he has been winemaker of Mark Haisma, where the same preferences remain in place: brightness, fragrance and balance, handled without unnecessary emphasis.

Where They Are Now

Gilly-les-Cîteaux, Burgundy, France, is where Mark Haisma is based, and the location suits a style that values nuance and line over volume. He has described wine as “the connector” and “the social lubricant of our world,” placing it in the middle of daily life rather than at its margins. In his terms, it is a medium for closeness and conversation, something that shapes how people gather. “It’s to do with love,” he says, compressing cellar work and vintage decisions into a single position.

Signature

The list reads as a practical expression of the same style he describes in his own words.

In Their Words “My winemaking has always sought to capture freshness and play on the aromatics of the grapes I work with. Power, structure, indefinite ageing, black colours are not my thing.” “Wine is the connector. Wine is the social lubricant of our world.”

Recognition

Mark Haisma has received Tim Atkin — Top 25 Producers to Watch.