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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Eva Corlett in Wellington

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

Actor Sam Neill in a red plaid jacket leans against a fence post in a vineyard
Sam Neill at his vineyard, Two Paddocks in Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand. Sales of his wine have spiked as fans paid tribute to the actor, who died last week. Photograph: Fiona Goodall/The Guardian

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.

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