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.
25,90 CHF*
34,53 CHF pro Liter
Made by Vigneron of the Year NZ 2025: A classic style wine that showcases the quality of wines from Marlborough. It is a blend from three vineyards in two different subregions, one being in the cooler Awatere Valley (leading to more restrained wine with great texture) and the other in the warmer Wairau Valley (lovely line of minerality with riper tropical notes and fleshiness).
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25,90 CHF*
34,53 CHF pro Liter
Made by Vigneron of the Year NZ 2025: The wine is a carefully curated blend from two distinct sub-regions, capturing the best of Marlborough. Combining the restrained structure of the Awatere with the fleshy, tropical stone-fruit notes of the Wairau, this wine offers incredible complexity. With 18% barrel fermentation and extended time on fine lees, it delivers a soft, multi-layered palate of guava, lemongrass, and ripe passionfruit. A world-class, dry style that balances juicy acidity with a sophisticated mineral finish.
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29,90 CHF*
39,87 CHF pro Liter
Made by Vigneron of the Year NZ 2025: this limited 2022 release focuses on texture, fruit weight and layered complexity rather than overt pungency. White stone fruit, ripe tropical notes and delicate florals meet hints of basil and lime. The palate is concentrated yet refined, with vibrant acidity and a persistent mineral finish. Fermented largely in neutral French oak and aged on fine lees, this is a structured, age-worthy Sauvignon Blanc with real presence.
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29,90 CHF*
39,87 CHF pro Liter
Made by Vigneron of the Year NZ 2025: Three varieties, one soul: Marlborough’s definitive aromatic field blend. The 2023 Toru (Māori for "three") is a sophisticated co-fermented blend of Gewürztraminer, Riesling, and Pinot Gris. By fermenting these grapes together, Te Whare Rā creates a wine of exceptional integration, capturing the spicy fleshiness of Gewürztraminer, the linear elegance of Riesling, and the rich texture of Pinot Gris. With intriguing notes of mango, exotic spices, and white florals, this dry white offers incredible fruit concentration and a long, mineral finish.
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29,90 CHF*
39,87 CHF pro Liter
Made by Vigneron of the Year NZ 2025: Medium-dry Riesling showing the benefit of relatively old vines with impressive concentration and deliciously juicy acidity. Dangerously
drinkable!
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29,90 CHF*
39,87 CHF pro Liter
Purity and power from Marlborough's oldest Riesling vines. The 2022 Riesling 'D' is a testament to TWR’s 43-year-old vines. From the "Goldilocks vintage" – where conditions were just right – comes a dry Riesling with intense aromas of jasmine and ripe citrus. The palate is a masterclass in structure, blending vibrant lemon sorbet and grapefruit flavours with a lingering mineral acidity. Hand-picked, unfined, and vegan-friendly, this is world-class Riesling built to age beautifully for a decade or more.
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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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