INTRODUCING
NATURAL EAST COAST VIOGNIER
OUR STOCKISTS
Where to purchase or try a glass or two
“It’s tricky striking the balance between fruit sweetness and acid tension, but Kristin and Steve Parkes reckon they’ve cracked it. They were landed with 2ha of viognier in front of a home they’d bought back in 2013 and that catapulted them into the crazy world of winegrowing. The grapes are farmed organically and ‘dry’ meaning without irrigation, and that’s possibly what injects such intensity into the fruit. Jasmine, lemon zest, apricot stone and tangerine tastiness slices through this wine and leaves a crispy, cleansing impression on the finish”
yvonne lorkin, wine editor – dish magazine
nestled on the
SUN-DRENCHED
East Coast of
New Zealand
The primary grape variety nested on this land is “Viognier” (pronounced Vee – on – yay), an ancient white grape variety from the Rhone Valley in France, creating a wine with natural aromatic notes of honeysuckle, peach, pear or apricot finished with delicate floral notes adding to its smoothness
OUR WINE PRINCIPLES
NATURALly grown
This viognier is grown using organic principles. No use of harmful sprays or pesticides and the vineyard has adopted “dry farming” practices, as we believe water is a precious resource, relying only on our natural rainfall to grow our grapes. Piwakawaka viognier is available in limited quantities.
We rely only on rain for watering. Not only is dry farming environmentally responsible, it yields more intensely flavoured grapes.
Quality, small batch wine, from passionate makers. A small team from the family vineyard and local legend oenologist Dr Rainer Eschenbruch
about us
THE BEGINNING
The beginnings of Piwakawaka Vineyard were established by owners Steve & Kristin Parkes. The steadfast passion for the land and outdoors is the background of Kristin’s life, born and bred into a family dedicated to horticulture (three generations so far).
