Stanley Estate Wine Tasting

Join us for an informal evening with founder and winemaker Steve Pellet.

Stanley Estates Ltd - Our vineyards

We started work the day we arrived on our new block of bare land in the Awatere Valley in June 2003, planting 7 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and 3 hectares of Pinot Noir with Dijon clones in our stony Dashwood loam soils. Two years later we bought a neighbouring small block called “Little Oasis”, which was already planted with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. This block has really stony riverbed soils. In 2006 we transformed another bare land block, just opposite us across the southern side of the Stafford Creek, into Sauvignon Blanc. This we call the SECC block.

"Stanley Estates: Wines with a Sense of Adventure

Kiwis are known for their discerning palate when it comes to fine-tasting wine. After all, nothing caps a meal or celebrations better than a glass of…