Te Mata Estate Winery Ltd

Te Mata Estate Winery originated as part of Te Mata Station, a large pastoral land holding established by English immigrant John Chambers in 1854. His third son, Bernard, influenced by the comments from visitors that the hills were suitable for grape growing, planted vines in 1892. Wine was made from those grapes in 1896, establishing Te Mata Estate as the first winery in New Zealand to make a century.

In 1994 we appointed a viticulturist, Larry Morgan, a close associate of Dr Richard Smart. Larry has put in place all the monitoring and review systems to further enhance the quality of grapes arriving at the crusher, and has also steadily advanced our move into sustainable viticulture. Te Mata Estate currently produces around 40,000 cases of wine. Sixty percent of this is red.

A visit to Te Mata Estate, from the entrance over a gently arched bridge to a stroll through a cloistered walkway past gardens, fish ponds and courtyards, makes tasting and buying wine a pleasant and relaxed experience.
Contact
Phone: +64 6 8774399
Fax: +64 6 8774397
Postal
Address: 		PO Box 8335, Havelock North
Staff
Owner: John & Wendy Buck
Manager: John Buck
Marketing: Nicholas Buck
Winemaker: Peter Cowley
Assistant Winemaker: Phil Brodie
Viticulturist: Larry Morgan
Producer Details
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday: 10.00am to 5.00pm, Sunday: 11.00am to 4.00pm
Vineyards: 75
Production: 40,000
Winery Tours: No
Newsletter: Yes - More >>
Wineclub: Yes - More >>
Sales
Cellar Door: Yes
Internet: Yes
Direct Mail: Yes
Via Retailers: Yes
Wines from this Producer
Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot | 2005
Te Mata Bullnose Syrah | 2000
Te Mata Cabernet/Merlot | 2000
Te Mata Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc | 2001
Te Mata Chardonnay | 2000
Te Mata Coleraine | 2000
Te Mata Elston Chardonnay | 2001
Te Mata Woodthorpe Chardonnay | 2001
Te Mata Woodthorpe Viognier | 2001