This summer at Degree in Auckland's Viaduct ....

Head down to Degree for an afternoon of Man O' War wines and delicious treats from the menu !

Waiheke Trade Day Dec 2010

What a fantastic day on the island, the fabulous and wonderful stars of Waiheke came out to the cellar door for an afternoon of tastings of Man O' War's new releases and a delicious lunch ! Thank you those who came and we hope you loved our new vintages !

The Isle of Wine - NZ Herald 8.12.10

Check out the latest review on Man O' War Vineyards & Waiheke Island by Jo Burzynska, NZ Herald, Viva Magazine. Click here to see pictures from the Man O' War Cellar Door Launch day.

A&M industry lunch with Man O' War !

Barworks visit Man O' War Vineyards December 2010 !

On the first day of summer, 1 December 2010 , the Man O' War team invited the Barworks crew to come along to Waiheke Island for the day. We gathered at the ferry terminal , hopped on and cruised on to Waiheke. We visited some of our vineyards with Matt Allen, our vineyard manager who shared his knowledge and wisdom. We made our way to the cellar door where Matt ran us through a tasting of our current and new releases accompanied by a delicious lunch! Man O' War would like to thank those who came along for the day and we hope everyone had a great time.

Exiled Pinot Gris 2010 world release

The latest release from the Man O' War Flagship range: EXILED Ponui Island Pinot Gris 2010 has its world launch at Clooney Restaurant in Auckland today.

Officially not released until early next year, there are only 56 cases available in New Zealand.

Named in tribute to Napoleon’s final place of exile where he was banished after his defeat at Waterloo. Exiled is awarded to our most prized Pinot Gris, made exclusively from the St Helena clone grown on our Ponui Island vineyards.

This, the first vintage of Exiled displays intense spice characteristic of ripe Pinot Gris ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg with hints of citrus and floral notes. On the palate it’s natural sweetness is balanced with an outstanding minerality and freshness with a grapefruit finish lending length and persistence.

The 2010 vintage on Ponui Island was exceptional, very ripe clean fruit was hand harvested and transported across the water for processing at the winery. The grapes were whole bunch pressed and the must settled crystal clear before racking off solids. The juice was fermented with cultured yeast until the ferment stopped naturally at the perfect balance.

Already Exiled has launched with to a great start, Jane Skilton MW reviewed this wine last weekend in the Hearld on Sunday, giving it 4 ½ Stars, "this premium pinot gris is a fine grape expression; gently aromatic with lovely depth. A touch of sweetness, balanced by succulent acidity."