Kawarau Estate is a family owned vineyard making a range of highly acclaimed single vineyard wines from organically grown grapes situated in one of Central Otago's premier viticultural locations.

Located beneath the magnificent Pisa Range 10kms north of Cromwell in the heart of Central Otago, we were established in 1992 by Charles Finny and Wendy Hinton who own and operate the company. Guided by our first viticulturalist and winemaker, the late Mike Wolter, we achieved full organic certification before our first vintage and now have 15 hectares of vines with expansion planned.

As the pioneer vineyard in the Pisa Flats / Lowburn sub-region we are producing from the oldest vines in the area. From the outset, through a blend of innovative viticultural practices and traditional winemaking, we have produced distinctive single vineyard wines of the highest quality – vindicated by critical acclaim...our Reserve Pinot Noir having been rated a gold medal wine for 7 consecutive vintages.

The wines are made by Dean Shaw at the Central Otago Wine Company. A self-proclaimed minimal interventionist winemaker, he shares our philosophy of crafting single vineyard wines that express the emerging terroir.