It was brilliant to have Stephanie Henderson-Grant attend the club to show us her wonderful Ataahua Wines and what makes these wines so special. I met Stephanie at the Ohoka Farmers Market and on tasting her wines knew straight away that club members would really appreciate these wines made with passion from the beautiful Waipara region.
Stephanie from Ataahua Wines in Waipara
Nestled between traditional pastoral and cropping based farms, adjoining vineyards and the Waipara Domain lies Ataahua’s vineyards. First planted in the early 1980’s, the vineyard was originally part of Waipara Springs and the Hutt Creek Vineyards – among some of the earliest vineyards planted in the valley. Sheltered from the cooling easterly sea breezes by a range of limestone hills, the Waipara Valley enjoys the long warm dry summers that are ideal for wine growing.
Purchased in 1995 by Andrew Grant and Stephanie Henderson-Grant, the now named Ataahua vineyard is home to the Grant family. Following many years of involvement in the wine industry – including winemaking, wine sales and marketing, and business management – Andrew and Stephanie decided to follow a dream and began producing handcrafted wine from their own vineyard.
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