Talk, Taste and Enjoy
Events and outings in Matakana
We love supporting local events and showcasing our boutique wine to the Auckland market. We are a founding sponsor of the annual Oyster Festival Matakana and the Kowhai Festival Big Day Out. Follow our next events on Facebook.
Discover Matakana Wineries, New Zealand
Vineyards in the Village
Celebrate summer with the Matakana Winegrowers at the Matakana Village Farmers Market! Enjoy Matakana wine by the glass with delicious food to accompany the wine. Bottle sales at special cellar door prices. Taste our boutique wines, meet our winemakers, enjoy unique...
‘The Tasting’ Wine and Film night 29 October 2023
Join the Matakana Winegrowers Association at 5pm on Sunday 29 October 2023, for our annual wine tasting and film night. We think we've made the perfect match with French film ‘The Tasting’ and a special selection of boutique Matakana vineyards offering their latest...
Winter Wine Show
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
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...
Spring wines on the vines
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
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...
Matakana Wine & Honest Chocolat Evening
Is there anything better than wine and chocolate? We don't think so. Join Honest Chocolat and Matakana Winegrowers on Thursday 12th August 2021 for an evening of wine and chocolate tasting. Meet the Honest Chocolatier and mingle with the 3 Matakana winegrowers at the...
Justin Oliver, Te Rata Wines
Meet Matakana’s beverage boss crafting natural wines and organic cider on Duck Creek Road. The site was once home to the biggest apple orchard in the Southern Hemisphere. Justin Oliver represents what the Matakana region is...
Wine and oyster month
During 2020, the team behind the Matakana Oyster Festival took a break. This break prompted the Matakana Winegrowers group to work with local oyster farmers to create a series of lively, tasty and enjoyable oyster and wine match-up sessions. As wine lovers, we know...
Matakana winegrowers – passion in the vines
Matakana wine scene According to winemaker James Graham, there is a ‘real authenticity’ underpinning the Matakana wine scene. The Matakana wine growers an impassioned group of people putting their heart and soul into what they do. James studied viticulture (the...
WINE TRAIL MAP
Download our A4 double-sided printable and screen-friendly version of the Matakana Wine Trail Map here
