A LOVE FOR WINE
BOUTIQUE VINEYARD
AND WINERY
Producer of
Gamay Noir and Tempranillo wines
Mahana Hills is Nelson's smallest one hectare family run vineyard with its own boutique in ground winery that specialises in producing small, high quality quantities of unusual wines, that are benefitting from the advantages of the temperate microclimate of Mahana in the Moutere hills.
We are open daily by appointment only for groups of four or more for vineyard, winery tours and wine tasting
Please call Colin on 0275403520
WHAT MAKES OUR WINES
Unique?
Unusual grape varieties
Hand picked, bottled, labelled and corked
Minimal sulphate usage
No filtering or fining
Friendly wine tour and wine tasting
THE FIVE ROWS
Varietals
Named after the five original rows of the vines planted in the Moutere clay overlooking the Tasman Bay, the unique wines of Mahana Hills Vineyard are made in limited quantities alongside the vines.
OUR WINE MAKING
Philosophy
Best wine comes from hand picked grapes harvested when the brixs (sugar) is just right from healthy unirrigated vines producing small concentrations of concentrated juice.
Following fermentation the finest French oak is used for "elevage" maturing the wine. No fining or filtration is used and cold stabilisation of white wines occurs naturally outside over winter.
We bottle, cork and label ourselves on site using the minimum of sulphite for good wine hygiene.
Mahana Hills Vineyard
is nestled in the
Upper Moutere Hills located west of Nelson City.
Visit us for a friendly wine tour and wine tasting with Colin (granddad). How may vineyards are so small that you can really see the vines that made your wine and the barrel that aged it.
This is no ordinary wine club,
this is a group of wine enthusiasts that have joined
us on a journey of discovery.
Receive the latest special rates off all wines by joining our
"Five Rows" wine club
A VISIT FROM NEIL HODGSON
HERE'S SOME OF WHAT NEIL HAD TO SAY...
"I recently discovered a tiny vineyard in Old Coach Road, just off the main highway to Motueka. Mahana Hills Vineyard produces wines under their Five Rows label. This little vineyard and winery operation in Old Coach Road is a true artisan operation..."
Neil Hodgson
Wine and Food Writer
