Te Whare Ra
Te Whare Ra (TWR) - Winemaker of the Year New Zealand 2025! Te Whare Ra is one of New Zealand's most iconic wineries. With the utmost care and uncompromising quality standards, the family winery has been producing wines of strong character in the heart of Marlborough for over 20 years. The award as ‘NZ Vigneron of the Year 2025’ and a place among the top 3 wineries in New Zealand (Real Review) recognise the passionate work and uncompromising pursuit of quality. Every wine from Te Whare Ra is the result of genuine craftsmanship, sustainable cultivation and a deep respect for nature and terroir.
25,00 CHF -18% RRP 30,60 CHF *
33,33 CHF pro Liter
TORU - (which means "three" in Maori) is an aromatic blend Te Whare Ra first created over 12 years ago. It was the first of it's kind in New Zealand. It is a delicious, co-fermented "field blend" of three varieties – Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris. Bob Campbell MW simply loves it: "My favorite New Zealand field blend." This wine is an international best seller with a big following.
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About Te Whare Ra
Te Whare Ra (TWR), the "house in the sun", is a small vineyard and winery located in the Marlborough sub-region of Renwick. It is the oldest boutique winery in Marborough. Established 1979 in Renwick, it has some of the oldest Riesling, Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer vines in the region.
In 2003, Te Whare Ra was purchased by the husband and wife winemaker team Anna and Jason Flowerday. Anna is a 6th generation winegrower from McLaren Vale in Australia and Jason is a 3rd generation kiwi winegrower with both parents and grandparents in the NZ wine industry.
Vineyard and winemaking at Te Whare Ra
The 11ha vineyard planted with 7 different varietals has predominantly loam over clay soils.
Everything is hand-picked, hand-sorted and the attention to detail is meticulous.
TWR's aim is to grow great quality fruit which is balanced in all its components, and which requires minimal winemaking intervention once they get it in the winery. This means a cropping level which is strictly controlled. Anna and Jason do selective crop thinning at several key times during the growing season across all varieties, as well as very detailed canopy management.
There is a big focus on soil health in the management of their vineyard. This is achieved through old school farming, composting, biodynamic preparations, selected mixed grasses in mid rows and looking after bees and biodiversity.
"Our philosophy is wholly centered on making seriously good wine. We like wines to express their place – to speak of a somewhere-ness rather than of a same-ness, we want you to be able to taste this in our wines." - Anna & Jason Flowerday
Please contact us with any questions:
061 5880822
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