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“A world-renowned Cabernet-blend winegrower”
Stonyridge Vineyard is a world-renowned Cabernet-blend winegrower, located on the beautiful island of Waiheke, near Auckland, New Zealand. We are dedicated to producing the finest Cabernet blends in the world (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot)using traditional winemaking. We are located at the same relative latitude as the southern tip of Sicily. Stonyridge is located in a gently north-facing valley, 1 km from both Onetangi Beach to the north and Putiki Bay to the south. It is sheltered from the cold southwesterly winds by Stonyridge, a long ridge running from one coast to the other. A nearby rock quarry gives an indication of the soil type. The soil is a poor low-fertility Waitemata clay saturated with nodules of magnesium, manganese, and iron oxides. Magnesium is the central molecule of chlorophyll, essential for photosynthesis, much loved by grape vines and so often deficient in NZ soils. The only fertilizers we add are natural-ground limestone and a homemade seaweed emulsion. Our viticulture is meticulous, with at least 5 full-time staff working in our 6-hectare vineyard throughout the year. We select the finest clones and graft them onto the best low-vigour rootstocks we can find. Apart from the five Bordeaux grapes, we are doing trials with many other varieties. Insecticides have never been used at Stonyridge and herbicides have not been used since 1988 when we purchased our first German tractor-mounted undervine weeder. Our vine-disease-protection program is limited to non-systemic fungicides (copper and sulfur).
This place is amazing on the weekends they have live DJ it was super packed when we went on Saturday but we were still able to snack a table. There's also super cute picnic tables under the... Read more
The second winery we visited on Waiheke Island was Stonyridge Vineyard. We initially sat outside, but despite being given blankets, it was just too cold and windy, so we went inside. We ordered... Read more
Beautiful vineyard. Wonderful tasting wine. Very reasonable prices! This was our first stop from the Fuller Taste of Waiheke Tour. We were greeted as we exited the bus with a delicious sauvignon... Read more
Stonyridge Vineyard
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