by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Matakana, Winery
Brick Bay Winery – One of the five best Auckland wineries for a weekend drive When you think of wine-tasting trips in New Zealand you imagine scenic drives through Marlborough, Otago, Hawkes Bay and Nelson. What you’re probably not picturing is the...
by admin | Oct 30, 2015 | Mahurangi West
David Farrier Corrects Lonely Planet’s Shamefully Inaccurate Analysis of Waiheke Island By David Farrier Many moons ago I penned an article entitled It’s Time We Admitted That Waiheke is Terrible. I told some terrible truths in that piece, and the people of...
by admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Matakana, Things to do
Wineries in Matakana Albariño, Rousanne and Viognier — future wine stars of New Zealand? This trip through Auckland wineries takes us to Mahurangi River Winery, located in the Matakana region. Mahurangi River Winery is a small winery, founded in the end of 90s of last...
by admin | May 25, 2015 | Matakana, Things to do
Matakana: Looking for Places To Eat? The pretty township of Matakana is heaven for foodies, discovers Catherine Smith – NZ Herald I owe Matakana an apology. I’d previously dismissed it as Remuera-in-the-country and I’d driven on through to the...
by admin | Dec 7, 2014 | Matakana
Wines and Wineries on The Matakana Coast Matakana is New Zealand’s smallest wine area.The vineyards in the Matakana grow grapes to suit each vineyard’s “terroir”, a combination of local climate and soil type, and each winery creates...
