About
Established in 2004, Greystone draws its name from the steep and unique limestone clay hills in Waipara Valley, North Canterbury. With the aim of making exceptional wines from its unique terroir, since 2014, Greystone has managed its 33-hectare vineyard organically. The team are continually searching for new ways to fully reflect the terroir, including vineyard ferments, which capture the vines’ wild yeasts in situ, while exposing the wine to the elements – the ultimate in natural winemaking?
For a relatively young wine company, Greystone has twice won Decanter trophies for Best Pinot Noir as well as earnin the ranking of Top New Zealand Chardonnay in 2018. More recently, Greystone was Raymond Chan’s 2018 Winery of the Year and winemaker, Dom Maxwell, was named 2018 New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine.
Featured wine
Vineyard Ferment Pinot Noir, Greystone
Certified organic
Thomas Brothers' Pinot Noir, Greystone
2016 - Raymond Chan: 19.5; Bob Campbell MW: 96 pts
Video
Sustainability at Greystone
Greystone winemaker, Dom Maxwell, and viticulturalist, Mike Saunders talk about what sustainability means to them.