Wine

Around this time of the year, local Matakana wineries are well into the process of moving wine from last vintage out of barrel to make...

Out in the vineyard, the last of the leaves are falling to the ground and the vines have all gone to sleep for the winter....

Most of the activity for Matakana winegrowers this month occurs in the winery. By May we have harvested, put away the nets, tidied up the...

By Gary Heaven We normally have our first fire in Easter. By then the nights are pretty chilly and often we have just finished picking...