Winter Wine Show

Winter Wine Show

by | Jun 21, 2023 | Markets, Matakana vineyards, Wine events

Enjoy an evening tasting Matakana’s best winter wines.  Seven vineyards will be at Matakana Estate. Bring your friends to Matakana Estate on Friday 14 July from 4-8pm. Free tastings, wine sales, delicious food. Meet the Matakana Winegrowers and enjoy our local,...
Alistair Noakes, October 30 wines

Alistair Noakes, October 30 wines

by | Mar 3, 2022 | Matakana vineyards

A small organic vineyard in Matakana with a special connection to the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangarei. Alistair and Karen Noakes left Matamata and share milking behind in 1995 with a move to a 32-acre block of vines in the Hawkes Bay.  Encouraged by their...
Spring wines on the vines

Spring wines on the vines

by | Dec 7, 2021 | Matakana vineyards

Spring is a special time on the Matakana Coast, locals just as much as visitors love driving or cycling past the vineyards watching the leaf buds grow, burst and stretch along the rows.  Spring at Sculptureum began early this year after a warmer than usual...
Karl Nola, Nola Vineyard

Karl Nola, Nola Vineyard

by | Oct 18, 2021 | Matakana vineyards

As a teenager in South Auckland, Karl Nola began to grow grapes on the 40-acre family vineyard and for the next 15 years tended the vines and sold grapes to wineries. Karl’s Dalmatian heritage, with generations of hardworking vintners and horticulturalists, instilled...