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New Zealand Wines
 

AKARUA
Akarua is the largest privately owned single estate vineyard in Central Otago with 50 hectares of stunning vineyard. First planted in 1996 by Sir Clifford Skeggs, Akarua's vineyard is planted in Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. The Akarua team are focused on managing the quality of the fruit ...


 

ALLAN SCOTT
Nobody has more experience growing grapes in Marlborough than Allan Scott. He planted some of the region's most famous vineyards, including the very first, and has worked the land there every vintage since. He physically helped plant the region's very first vineyard in 1973. Many of the vineyards he ...


 

ALMOST ORGANIC
The Almost Organic Story; From the family estate vineyards in Marlborough's Awatere Valley - a unique place, its climate and soil ideally suited to organic farming. All vineyards are farmed using the biodynamic philosophy and now in the second year of conversion to full organic certification. ...


 

BROOKFIELDS
Founded in 1937, Brookfields is Hawke's Bay's Oldest Boutique Winery. Peter Robertson bought Brookfields Vineyards in 1977. Purposely built as a winery, Brookfields is one of Hawke's Bay's most visited destinations and a leading light for New Zealand premium wines. Peter has developed the winery ...


 

BRUNTON ROAD
Family-owned Brunton Road Wines is a 100% sustainable; Gisborne based range that is comprised of Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Merlot. All wines are produced from grapes picked from the Brunton Road vineyard, with a handcrafted, detail-orientated approach ensuring quality from vine to ...


 

DEVIL'S STAIRCASE
Make the descent - There's a little Devil in all of us. The Devil's Staircase takes the willing down into the realm of decadence and bacchanalian delights. Here everything is pleasure spiced up with a dash of naughtiness. The unrelenting environment tortures the vines whose twisted limbs produce a ...


 

DUSKY SOUNDS
DUSKY SOUNDS embodies our enchanted land; clean and vibrant, with unique flavour that is loved around the world. Evolving in isolation over 80 million years ago, New Zealand has its own special natural environment, its native flora and fauna are truly unique in this world. New Zealand's isolated ...


 

ESKDALE
One of Hawkes Bay's best kept secrets. This tiny winery belongs to Kim Salonius, a graduate in medieval history. In good years Kim makes three wines, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer and a Cabernet blend, all of which are bold fruit driven styles which receive more maturation than most in 500 Litre ...


 

FAIRHALL DOWNS
Ken and Jill Small established Fairhall Downs Estate and planted the first vines in 1982. In 1994 they were joined by their daughter and son in law, Julie and Stuart Smith. The first bottle of Sauvignon Blanc of the Fairhall Downs label was produced in 1996. Fairhall Downs Estate is situated on ...


 

FALLEN ANGEL
"Now hard on the heels of the Stonyridge reputation comes fallen Angel, a new portfolio of wines that are exciting, vibrant, delicious, approachable and wear the mantle of the Stonyridge tradition." John Hawkesby, Radio Wine Host: Wines for the Angels among us..........Fallen Angel wines are ...


 

FARMERS MARKET WINE COMPANY
In a wine trade now dominated by multi-nationals, the Farmers Market Wine Company has been founded to foster earnest relationships at the heart of the New Zealand wine industry. Banding together a hardy group of wine farmers from our key wine regions, we've established a grape growers' co-operative ...


 

GROWERS MARK
Every great wine is made in the vineyard and at Grower's Mark, we champion our grape growers and wine farmers. Every farmer has a 'reserve block' or a few rows he keeps for himself, be it bird, beast or vegetable. This is the idea behind Grower's Mark the wines are the proprietor's reserve of the ...


 

ISABEL
With a long history dating back to 1982 originally in contract growing, then exporting Isabel Vineyard throughout the world since 1994, the Tiller Family are very excited about joining the Hancocks stable and turning their attention to the local market.
Located on a river terrace on the drier ...


 

JULES TAYLOR
After exploring the globe's wine producing areas and working many consecutive vintages in Italy, Jules settled back into Marlborough helping to produce award winning wines for the likes of Kim Crawford, Saint Clair and Cape Campbell. Around this time she decided to start her own brand kicking off ...


 

LAKE CHALICE
In 1989 the unlikely combination of two windsurfing mates restauranteur Chris Gambitsis and police detective Phil Binnie decided that enjoying wine was not enough and what they really wanted to do was grow grapes and make wine. In true kiwi fashion, they jumped in the deep end, and set about ...


 

LAKE CHALICE - THE NEST
Before you take flight you must develop your senses, establish your surroundings and lastly find a place of comfort that you know will always be there. The Nest wines have been hand crafted for you to enjoy whilst you sit back and relax. The Nest range of wines has been hatched from one of New ...


 

MATAWHERO
Established in 1968 by Bill Irwin, Matawhero Wines defied convention and made wines of boutique standing and international acclaim and in doing so, changed the face of New Zealand winemaking forever. Since its first vintage in 1975, Matawhero has produced many excellent and often adventurous wines. ...


 

MIDDLE EARTH
MIDDLE-EARTH wine is created by a family of sustainable winegrowers in Nelson, New Zealand. They strive to make great wine that is deserving of the terroir. Their desire is to capture in their wines the essence of MIDDLE-EARTH.
They are particularly proud of their passion and commitment to ...


 

NGA WAKA
Artisan grape grower and winemaker producing 100% estate-grown Martinborough wine since 1993. Nga Waka was established by the Parkinson family in 1988 and remains family-owned and operated to this day. We adhere to the French concept of "terroir"; the idea that wine expresses its particular site; it ...


 

PASK
Pask was the first to plant wines at Gimblett Road, founding the now world-renowned wine growing area known as Gimblett Gravels.
Our very first vintage of 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded 5 stars. Since then Pask wines have consistently received gold medal and trophy success in London, ...


 

RIMU GROVE
Rimu Grove is a boutique winery committed to handcrafting top quality artisan wines. The search for the ultimate expression of terroir is reflected in these wines: a synergy of Nelson sunshine, Moutere clay gravels, maritime microclimate and the pursuit of perfection. Winemaker Patrick Stowe ...


 

ROCKBURN
Rockburn takes its name from the harsh rock strewn, burn scarred landscape of Central Otago. The region is renowned for its stunning scenery of rugged mountains and picturesque lakes. Rockburn has two vineyards, a 8 hectare block in Gibbston valley and 24 hectares at Parkburn north of Cromwell. It ...


 

STONYRIDGE
Stonyridge Vineyard is a world-renowned Cabernet-blend winegrower, located on the beautiful island of Waiheke, near Auckland, New Zealand. Stonyridge is dedicated to producing the finest Cabernet blends in the world (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot), combining ...


 

TE PA
At te Pa, the land has been the backbone of our family for 800 years. It's the heart of who we are, and all that we do. We'd like you to share that sense of time, place and belonging:
We let nature do what it does best, because by taking care of the land, the land takes care of us. This ...


 

THE MAKER
'The MAKER' range of wines are crafted with defined quality principles and a slight rebellious spirit, combined with a desire to really live life. We capture the true essence of wines which are unique and genuine. Wines to be enjoyed with good food and friends.
On-Premise Only. ...


 

THREE PADDLES
In 1988 Martinborough was establishing itself as an emerging wine region. The Parkinson family, following extended stints in France and Italy which had ignited their passion for old world wines, and believing Martinborough was the perfect place to create wines of similarly high quality and ...


 

TOREA
The Ken and Jill Small have been growing grapes on a 32 hectares block of Fairhall River Valley land in Marlborough for well over 25 years. The variable Torea (Oystercatcher) is a bird that mainly inhabits the sandy or rocky coastlines around New Zealand and in the Marlborough region. The Torea is ...


 

TUPARI
Tupari Wines Ltd. is boutique family-owned company that produces high quality, single vineyard wines from the Awatere Valley of New Zealand. Heather & David Turnbull alongside Glenn Thomas & his partner Sharon have bought their families together in a partnership that now also involves the second ...


 

WAIPARA HILLS
It's the extreme natural environments of the mountains, hills and valleys of the South Island that gives the wines of Waipara Hills its intensity, character and complexity - multi-award winning wine that expresses the true soul of the south. At Waipara Hills our philosophy is simple. It's about ...