Last year Kumeu River acquired a vineyard in Hawkes Bay (photo above) We had already been looking for vineyard land elsewhere because the availability of land for grapes in Kumeu has become extremely limited these days. The opportunity presented to us in the Hawkes Bay is good for the future of Kumeu River Wines. The vineyard in Rays Road, Raukawa was originally a joint venture between Trinity Hill and Pascal Jolivet from Pouilly-Fumé in the Loire Valley of France. We are very excited about the land in this vineyard as it is predominantly based on limestone and is also significantly more elevated...

Last Thursday Jancis Robinson re-published the article "Top Kiwi v White Burgundy" about the Kumeu River tasting at Farr Vintners in 2015.

This was prompted by a thread on the Jancis Robinson website members forum entitled "The Next St Aubin?"