Welcome to Haythornwaite e-cellar door

First plantings were in 1992 and just less than 8 acres were planted. The remaining three acres were planted in 2005 and 2006.

As we head towards retirement we have sold the back blocks of our vineyard but have fruit contracts in place for as long as we want to make wine. We have retained the front block of Pinot Noir closest to the tasting room and our home.

The first vintage was 1997 with the first wine, a Pinot Noir, released in October 1998. In 1999 the 1998 Pinot Noir collected a Silver medal at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards and in 2000 the 1999 Pinot Noir collected a Gold medal at the same awards. In 2008 our Gewürztraminer, which at last qualified on quantity, was awarded a Bronze medal. In May 2009 it was also awarded a ‘Commended’ at the London International Wine Challenge. In 2015 we stopped entering international and local wine competitions as we had proved our point – we make good wine!