Award-winning taste

Award winning Ohau wines are set to open their vineyard gates to the public for the first time for Horowhenua's Taste Trail.

Are you looking forward to the Horowhenua Taste Trail?

One stop on the trail is Ohau Wines where you'll be able to try an award-winning Pinot Gris or other Ohau wine of your choice.

Ohau Wines general manager Donna Riley said this is the first time the vineyard will be open to visitors for more than just a taste at the Cellar Door.

"This is a rare opportunity for people to come along, sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine and meet the team who are defying the rules of wine making and representing Horowhenua on the international stage," she said.

From the first pruning after harvest to the wine being bottled and ready to drink takes at least a year.

"We do a lot of work so people can enjoy our wines. We see people enjoy our wine at the cellar door and at our tasting tables in supermarkets but the Taste Trail will be a great opportunity for people to enjoy the wine here at our vineyard," she said.

Since the first vintage in 2009, Ohau Wines has produced award-winning wine at international and national events, and this year received a New World Wine Award for their 2015 Pinot Gris.

Ms Riley said as the only vineyard in the Horowhenua region, Ohau Wines is unique.

"To have our Pinot Gris recognised as one of the top New Zealand wines for under $25 is incredible."

The Woven Stone Pinot Gris also won gold medals for the 2014 and 2015 vintages, at both Mundus Vini and the New York World Wine and Spirits Competition.

"Earlier vintages of the Woven Stone Pinot Gris have won a silver and also the Best White Wine Trophy at the Korea Wine Challenge. So these gold medals for the recent vintages confirm that we are consistently producing award-winning wines," Ms Riley said.

Pack a picnic or grab a meal from the Turk's Poultry barbecue or the Crafted and Co food truck, and enjoy live entertainment at an idyllic vineyard.