Alexia represents family matriarchy - women who drove us forward and held us together through the big, beautiful, fragile messiness of life.
Winemaker Jane Cooper first established Alexia in 2000, when living in Nelson and continued the brand following a move to Wairarapa in the mid-2000s. After taking several years away from the business to focus on raising their young family, Jane and wife Lesley relaunched Alexia in 2017 and opened their urban winery in Greytown in 2020, followed by a seasonal wine bar in late 2022.
Wines made by Alexia include four expressions of Pinot Noir, as well as Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Grüner Veltliner, Gamay and Lagrein. Me?thode Traditionnelle Blanc de Blancs and Rosé are also made 100% in house using grapes from long-term growers, Julie Collins and Simon Dawson of Manuka Flats Vineyard, West Taratahi.
Borthwick Vineyard is nestled on an old stony river terrace encircled by spectacular views and unruffled tranquility in Wairarapa, New Zealand.
After a century dedicated to the International meat trade, the founder's great grandson, Paddy has established the Borthwick family vineyard.
Leaving nature untouched in the vineyard and winery allows us to create a range of premium, finely crafted Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling wine styles. All the wines are produced and bottled exclusively using grapes grown from the unique soils in our vineyard.
Fairmont Estate is a family owned vineyard and winery based around time honoured traditional winemaking techniques and
a passion to strive for handcrafted excellence.
The Gladstone terraces lie on free draining alluvial Ruamahunga river gravel, a unique terrior which coupled with a climate of warm days and cool nights produce low yielding, rich, concentrated grapes of finesse and complexity.
A perfect location with a hillside facing north-west where the soil is identical to Burgundy, home of the world’s most famous Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. There is a high content of limestone and a small top layer of clay. All these conditions are rare and unique in New Zealand.
In 2012, the perfect spot was finally found in the hills of Maungahina Stud north-east of Masterton, after many years of trying to find the perfect location in the Wairarapa. This was the start of Lime Hill Vineyard.
In the Spring of 2013 the planting of 1.3 hectares of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir started with the vineyard work having minimal interaction.
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The winemaking is done in the most gentle way to guarantee a natural product where all the excellence of the terroir comes into its own.
Lime Hill vineyard is currently a joint venture between Karl Heinz Johner and Raphael Burki.
We are located in the very heart of the Wairarapa and we pride ourselves on being an award-winning family-owned winery Sheltered by the Tararuas mountain range, we enjoy a long and dry growing season with balmy warm days and pleasantly cool nights. The climate and the exposed stony sub-soils make the area ideal for growing grapes! Planting started in 1999 with a focus on Pinot Noir due to the owner Alastair Scott's passion for the variety. We also produce Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris across three tiers.
Porters vineyard was first planted by Annabel and John Porter in 1992 with our first vintage in 1995. Our vineyard is on Kitchener Street, the main road into Martinborough. The vineyard is tiny - just five acres - and we grow Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. Yields are low. Our emphasis is on producing grapes of the best quality every vintage. Our winemaking methods are gentle, resulting in wines which truly reflect the terroir and vintage conditions. Great wine, after all, is made in the vineyard.
