Waiheke Island - 4 wineries not to miss
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Mudbrick Vineyard
(Church Bay Road, Oneroa, Waiheke)
- Mudbrick Vineyard
is one of the most beautifully set vineyards
on Waiheke Island
and, quite possibly, in New Zealand
itself.
And the wines live up to the setting. The Reserve Syrah
impressed on repeated visits to
Mudbrick Vineyard
- as
it should at $52 a bottle. Also worthy of note is the Reserve
Viognier. -
Kennedy Point (44 Donald Bruce Road, Waiheke Island, New Zealand) - One of better known wineries on Waiheke Island , Kennedy Point produces a fine Sauvignon Blanc (usually more associated with the Marlborough region of New Zealand ) and an excellent Syrah. With four vineyards around Waiheke Island , all of Kennedy Point are produced organically - a fact which is somewhat undersold by the propietors.
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Stonyridge Vineyard
(80 Onetangi Road, Onetangi, Waiheke)
- One of New Zealand's
most prestigous vineyards. Perhaps
most well known for its flagship Larose wine
(a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc,
Malbec, and Petit Verdot),
Stonyridge Vineyard
also produces a fine Malbec. -
Jurassic Ridge (144 Church Bay Road, RD1 Oneroa, Waiheke Island, New Zealand) - Jurassic Ridge is one of New Zealand's lesser known vineyards and their wines are not commonly available. Winemaker Lance, an irrepressible sort, makes a fine range of wines including a Rose Syrah (very fine) and a Sav Blanc (from a block in Marlborough ) and a very fine straight Syrah - on my last visit I picked up a very fine bottle of the 2008 Syrah, a fine purchase indeed.