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Mahana Hills Vineyard

Producer of  low volume exclusive
Five Rows wines

Gamay Noir Tempranillo Semillon

Mahana Hills is Nelson's smallest one hectare family run vineyard with its own boutique in ground winery that specialises in producing small volume (< 1000 bottles per year), high quality wines that reflect the microclimate of Mahana and the clay of the Moutere hills.

We are open daily by appointment for a winery visit and wine tasting 

Please email mahanahills@gmail.com

or call Nick Fisher on 0272295820

WHAT MAKES OUR WINES

Unique?

Unusual grape varieties
Unusual grape varieties

Hand picked, bottled, labelled and corked
Hand picked, bottled, labelled and corked

Minimal sulphate usage
Minimal sulphate usage

No filtering or fining
No filtering or fining

Wine tasting with the wine maker
Wine tasting with the wine maker

THE FIVE ROWS

Varietals


Named after the five original rows of the vines planted in the Moutere clay overlooking the Tasman Bay, the unique wines of Mahana Hills Vineyard are made in limited quantities alongside the vines.

OUR WINE MAKING

Philosophy

Best wine comes from hand picked grapes harvested when the brixs (sugar) is just right from healthy unirrigated vines producing small concentrations of concentrated juice. 

Following fermentation the finest French oak is used for "elevage" maturing the wine. No fining or filtration is used and cold stabilisation of white wines occurs naturally outside over winter. 

We bottle, cork and label ourselves on site using the minimum of sulphite for good wine hygiene.

Mahana Hills Vineyard


is nestled in the
Upper Moutere Hills above the small port of Mapua.
The winey sits alongside the vines so you can literally walk along the row that produced the wine you are drinking.


We believe our inground winery to be the smallest in Nelson. The whole process from picking to labelling and corking is done by the family and friends by hand. Join us on the journey and become a member of the 

"Five Rows" wine club


A VISIT FROM NEIL HODGSON

HERE'S SOME OF WHAT NEIL HAD TO SAY...

"I recently discovered a tiny vineyard in Old Coach Road, just off the main highway to Motueka. Mahana Hills Vineyard produces wines under their Five Rows label. This little vineyard and winery operation in Old Coach Road is a true artisan operation..."

Neil Hodgson - Wine and Food Writer
Neil Hodgson

Wine and Food Writer