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Surrounding the Winery are maturing plantings, a small stream and pond and large expanses of lawn.
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The Winery is reached through an avenue of Plane trees with Pinot Gris grapes either side of the entrance gates. The landscaping offers a peaceful retreat in which visitors can relax, enjoy a glass of wine and a picnic or an Antipasto Platter. Gas barbecues in the gardens are available for use by arrangement. There are also stunning broad rural vistas to enjoy under the wide-open skies of Hawkes Bay’s Western Plains.
Leading up behind the winery is a valley with shady trees, small picnic areas and a babbling stream from a waterfall. Native and exotic plantings cohabit peacefully. |
A sheltered Courtyard behind the building has a large circular pond and fountain with mass plantings of the heavily-perfumed old-fashioned rose, Roserie de l’Hay. The winery wall is clothed in a creeper which turns a vivid scarlet in autumn and is an arresting sight. Cabbage trees (cordyline australis) and large leaved succulents add an exotic look to the area.
The grounds are a popular place for wedding photographs and concerts. They have been awarded First Prize in the Hastings District Council’s Garden Awards for Industrial / Commercial Gardens and are truly an oasis in the surrounding summer-brown hills.
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