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We've made the list!

We’re exceptionally proud to share that Blackenbrook Wines has been named one of The Real Review Top Wineries of New Zealand 2025. This recognition...

Exciting news: Gold Medals for our Pinot Gris and Reserve Pinot Noir

The results from the prestigious New Zealand International Wine Show are in, and we are super-proud to announce that both our Pinot Gris 2024 and F...

We're in the Decanter Magazine

We've made it into the prestigious Decanter, the world's leading wine media brand. In her latest article Emma Jenkins MW recommends her favourite N...

Harvest '24 an absolute joy

Harvest '24 is in - easily one of the best vintages ever here at Blackenbrook, big smiles all round!64 tonnes of beauifully healthy and richly conc...

"Thomas's Treasure 2008 - an extraordinary dessert wine" Bob Campbell MW

"The colour of a 30 year-old tawny port. Still relatively fresh but with good bottle development. Honeycomb, caramel, toffee flavours with a strong...

Woolly sheep grazing in a green paddock in front of the vineyard. There are no leaves on the vines and a man is busy pruning the vines. The sky is cloudy.

Winter at Blackenbrook

Pruning is in full swing with most of our white varieties now looking neat and tidy, ready for the new season. We are fortunate to have two experie...

Powerful Montepulciano

Hi Ursula Wow, what a monster wine and I mean that in the best way! Mark A'CourtNelson Fresh Choice

A green paddock with the winery in the background. On the right side is a tree with bright red autumn leaves. The sky is blue.

Autumn bliss at the vineyard

There is a peaceful silence over the vineyard. The cheerful pickers are long gone and content sheep now graze between the vines, keeping the grass ...

Annel McInnes picking pinot noir grapes. In front of her there are two white picking buckets.

A near-perfect harvest

We had a beautiful harvest despite Daniel and our two children contracting Covid on the first day of picking. The weather was stunning and amidst ...

Delicious Pinot Blanc

Mmmm just enjoying a glass of your pinot blanc... Love Kristin,Kristin Harrison Catering

Thomas Schwarzenbach harvesting Blackenbrook botrytised Riesling

The perfect Christmas treat - Thomas’s Treasure Dessert Riesling

Quietly hiding in our cellar for the past 12 years, the Thomas's Treasure matured beautifully and will make Christmas extra-special. Master of Wine...

The best wines of 2021, Canvas Magazine

We were over the moon to see our Family Reserve Gewurztraminer 2019 crowned New Zealand's best Gewurztraminer in the latest NZ Herald's Canvas Maga...