Spring wines on the vines

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

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 vintners and horticulturalists, instilled...