Sam Neill fans send sales of his Two Paddocks wine soaring in tribute to late actor

Thousands of dollars’ worth of donations also flood in to charity that Neill joined in protest against a controversial mine near his vineyard ‘He made wine and he shared it. What more do you want?’: Sam Neill remembered by his co-stars New Zealand stores have been selling out of Sam Neill’s wine label, and the causes he held dear have had an influx of support, as fans find ways to pay tribute to the adored late actor. The 78-year-old New Zealander died on 13 July of pneumonia, just three months after Neill revealed he was finally cancer-free since being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2022. Neill’s representative, Philip Grenz, suggested to fans wanting to honour Neill’s memory they make donations to “one of the causes he cared about most deeply” instead of sending flowers to the family. Neill was an avid winemaker, producing pinot noir, riesling and rosé under his label Two Paddocks, in Central Otago, New Zealand. He was known to be generous with his wine, donating it to charity events and giving it to friends and colleagues. Now, fans are raising a glass of Two Paddocks in his memory. Liquorland New Zealand, a national ret