Te Pae: our Winemakers Selection

Te Pae poured over a charcuterie board

The story behind the name, and what to expect from the 2025.

Frost watch: spring in the North Canterbury vineyards

Frost watch: spring in the North Canterbury vineyards

The vines are awake, the frost alarms are set, and there is warmer weather coming for Labour Weekend. Here is what is happening in the vineyards right now.

Our Reserve Chardonnay

Dunnolly Reserve Chardonnay with a cheese board

Low crops, French oak and nine months in barrel: how the 2025 Reserve Chardonnay was made.

Exploring the Waipara Valley

Netted vine rows running towards the hills of the Waipara Valley

A winemaker’s guide to the valley: the shelter, the soils and a year in the vineyard.

Meet Peter

Peter Parish, founder of Dunnolly Estate

Father, tractor driver, pruner, financier, golfer and all-round hard grafter.

Our Pinot Noir Rosé

Dunnolly Pinot Noir Rosé with strawberries, cheese and prosciutto

Light, dry and crisp, and one of MiNDFOOD’s Eight of the Best Rosé.

Why is Pinot Noir more expensive?

A Dunnolly barrel in the winery

Thin skins, smaller crops and time in French oak. Here’s where the cost goes.

An Introduction to the North Canterbury Wine Region

Looking out over the Waipara Valley from the vines

Where North Canterbury is, what makes its climate and soils different, and why the wines taste the way they do.