Wineries in Wanaka

Akitu is the wine of Hawkesbury Estates Limited. We are a family owned vineyard producing exclusively Pinot Noir in a variety of clones on an exceptional land holding in the Upper Clutha basin of Central Otago. We planted our 12ha vineyard in 2002/2003 and it produces approx. 60 tonnes of fruit each vintage - the best of which goes to make akitu.

Vineyard cellar door, open for tasting and sales.

Our Cellar Door, located just 15 minutes from Wanaka, Central Otago, is a breath-taking setting in which to enjoy a selection of Nanny Goat Vineyard wines. One of our passionate Cellar Door team will take you through a tasting of the latest release wines and talk you through Alan Peters-Oswald's winemaking philosophy in his pursuit of Pinot magic. We encourage all to linger awhile, savour a glass of wine, graze on options from our cellar door menu and enjoy the view.

So much wine.........so little time. WE ARE CLOSED FROM 1 MAY TO 31 JULY 2024. See you back in August. Online orders are still available. Check out our website. Come relax and enjoy the tastes of our home grown hand picked Central Otago wines of Wanaka. Only 50 minutes by car from Queenstown Airport.

Our Tasting Room is situated above Wanaka Township with stunning views overlooking Lake Wanaka Bookings are required for tastings at our tasting bench or have a wine by the glass in our stunning terrace overlooking the lake, with a small seasonal snack menu available from 12pm. For all bookings - please give us a call on 034432299 or email us at [email protected].

Our Cellar Door is open for wine tastings by appointment from 12pm-5pm daily. Appointments are required for all visits and can be booked from the TASTINGS page on this website. Our Cellar Door tastings remain free of charge. The entire farm is closed on Christmas Day & Good Friday. Where possible, group and private tastings can be arranged. Please drop us a line if you would like to know more about this option.