Kumeu Wine Tour

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Kumeu Wine Tour

Take a journey with our guides through the beautiful Kumeu Wine Region in West Auckland. Just 30 minutes from the Auckland CBD you will experience the beauty of the countryside and witness the way the contour of the land changes in a matter of minutes.

We visit three Vineyards during your days tour starting off at Soljans Winery. This is a family operated vineyard started by Tony Soljan. There is a long history associated with the Soljans in West Auckland and their original vineyard was in the suburb of Henderson which is coincidently also in West Auckland.

In the Kumeu vineyard we grow Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinotage, all varieties which excel in the Kumeu region. The wine makers and staff endeavour to make the best possible wines for you to enjoy so they get their grapes from where they grow best.
Soljans employs modern wine making technology, but they never compromise on quality, so they still retain some traditional methods. In addition to the French Oak Barrique Barrels they have for ageing wine, they still have and use the hand-made, 65-year-old, 2,250 litre, magnificent totara barrels for aging their exquisite Founders Tawny Port.

At Soljans Estate Winery, they produce a wide range of still and sparkling wines, and have been doing so for over 80 years. Specialising in sparkling wines, Soljans are the proud creators of New Zealand’s Most-Awarded Sparkling Wine; the Soljans Estate Fusion Sparkling Muscat.
While the majority of Soljans Estate Wines are developed from grapes sourced from the regions where they grow best, the Soljans Estate Pinot Gris is not only produced here but also grown on their very own home vineyard here in Kumeu.

Our next stop will be Coopers Creek Vineyard.

Coopers Creek is a New Zealand producer based in the Kumeu subregion of Auckland, making wine from across the major wine-producing areas of the country. It was founded in 1980 by Andrew and Cynthia Hendry with a 4-hectare (10-acre) site planted to Chardonnay and Merlot, but has since expanded with vineyards in Hawke's Bay. Coopers Creek now makes wine designated from Marlborough, Central Otago, Kumeu, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. Kim Crawford was the winemaker in the 1980s and 1990s, before establishing his own eponymous brand.

The history and reputation of Coopers Creek is tied up with the production of Chardonnay, Syrah and red Bordeaux varieties, but it has since developed a reputation for introducing more exotic grapes that would perform well in New Zealand's cool climate. It has released wines made from Albariño, Arneis, Grüner Veltliner, Marsanne and Montepulciano. Cooper's Creek also makes various premium wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.

Coopers Creek also makes the value brand "Cat Series" of wines. This range includes the satirical label 'Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush', a self-referential name playing on the tasting notes of New Zealand's distinctive style of Sauvignon Blanc by wine critic Oz Clarke.

West Brook Winery

Our third winery is West Brook Winery which is our last wine tasting stop where you have the opportunity to enjoy a lovely Antipasto or Cheese platter after your wine tasting and enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounding the vineyard.

Nestled in the beautiful Ararimu Valley, just a short and pretty drive from downtown Auckland, Westbrook is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected boutique wineries. The story begins in Croatia, with the renowned winemaking Ivicevich family planted their first grapevines and started to create a name for themselves. Their success and reputation followed them as they moved to New Zealand in 1935, establishing the Sunnyvale vineyard in West Auckland and the Waimauku property in 1999.

With a new wine-loving family at the helm, our skilled wine-making team proudly uphold this extraordinary legacy, using time-honoured traditional and innovative techniques to produce iconic hand-crafted wines. Grapes are sourced from the home vineyard in Waimauku and a single vineyard in Marlborough. All fruit is hand-picked, and the juice carefully blended and crafted into the multiple-award-winning wines including our outstanding Chardonnays and Rieslings. Westbrook wines truly reflect the incredible depth, diversity, and flavours of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Before heading back to the city, you experience a leisurely drive through the rolling hills of Muriwai countryside and witness the world famous Gannet Bird Colony and walk on the Black sand beach of Muriwai. So all this in an day fill with fun, laughter and good company and not to mention good wines too!

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