Muddy Water Winery - Waipara, New Zealand

Muddy Water is a direct translation from the Maori place-name Waipara (Wai – water Para – mud or sediment).
Muddy Water is a small family owned organic Estate with a total area of 36 hectares, 15 hectares are planted in vines.
We are on the western slopes of the Teviotdale Hills, a coastal range which protects Waipara from the cool sea breezes.
The soils at Muddy Water are calcareous clays, these soils give our wines their distinctive minerality.
We grow and produce Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinotage.

Muddy Water Vineyard and Winery are fully certified Organic as of 2011 Vintage

You can also visit our sister company Greystone at www.greystonewines.co.nz

Our Story

Muddy Water Winery: Our Story

Muddy Water vineyard and winery has been purchased by Greystone Wines, a neighbouring property to Muddy Water and like Muddy Water, a grower and producer of very special wines.

It's Spring right now and that means bud burst at Muddy Water.  We are almost through the nervous time when we are susceptible to frosts, and we can all breath a big sigh of relief when it's time to put the frost protection systems to bed for another year.


Muddy Water is part of Greening Waipara initiative, which aims to restore native flora and fauna and to enhance the Biodiversity of the Waipara valley. Read more

Hei oranga whenua (Nurture the land)

Muddy Water Winery: Our Story

Our aim is produce wines that speak of the vineyard and the season. Muddy Water is a very small organic estate committed to producing small quantities of high quality wine. The first wines were produced in 1997.

The vineyard work is done by hand by our small team of workers (we do not use contract labour). Our grapes are hand-harvested and hand sorted to ensure quality. Our organic philosophy carries on from the vineyard into the winery where our wines are made using native yeasts and as little intervention as possible. Our aim is quality, integrity and true sustainability. View our wines

Average annual production 5,000 cases.

28/11/2011

New Zealand Winemaker of the Year

Dominic Maxwell has been named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Australia's oldest wine publication, Winestate.

4/11/2011

Latest News at Muddy Water


Oooh La La -  Latest Pinot's

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