Gisborne Winery - Kirkpatrick Estate Winery

Kirkpatrick Estate Winery is nestled close to where Kirkpatrick families have farmed for 150 years, on the world-renowned Patutahi Plateau, and is one of Gisborne's terraced vineyards.

KEW, Gisborne's newest winery label in 2004, was established a year earlier when Simon Kirkpatrick purchased the winery and its quality 5 to 20 year old vines of Merlot, Chardonnay, Malbec, Gewürztraminer,Viognier and Cabernet Sauvignon.

With the expertise of NZ award-winning winemaker Anita Ewart-Croy, all six KEW wines have already become medal winners (in fact 46 medals to date).

KEW is one of a very few winery and vineyard sites in Gisborne, this allows winemaker Anita Ewart-Croy to concentrate on producing high quality estate grown wines.

The 8-hectare vineyard is planted on a terraced hill. Visitors are warmly welcomed at the Cellar Door to taste some of their excellent wine which can be accompanied by delicious KEW Anti-pasto platters.

Call in and visit our Cellar Door that has absolutely exquisite views of the Patutahi Plateau and surrounding countryside where you can sip on one of the premium KEW wines and relax with a KEW antipasto platter containing KEW olives, freshly made onion marmalade, beetroot chutney, sun dried tomato, chorizo, fruit, dukka and Repongaere olive oil, served with freshly toasted bread.

Or take one of our vineyard tours up to the Top Flat and viewing platform, where you can overlook the fantastic Patutahi Plateau appellation, seeing all the way out to Young Nicks head, where Captain Cook first sighted land of New Zealand.

KEW is the only Gisborne Winery Cellar Door to be open all year around.Please check our Cellar Door opening hours for details.

"Arguably Gisborne's most picturesque Winery & Vineyard Setting"

Gewurtztraminer

The second harvest from young vines produced fabulous ripe, clean fruit, showing intense spicy characters classic of Gewurztraminer.

The bouquet is complex with lifted floral aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle, intermingled with notes of cardamom and ginger.

On the palate, this wine is rich and textural with flavours of lychee and ginger, finishing with hints of clove and honey. An extremely enticing wine, which will continue to tease the tastebuds with every glass. Read more...