Te Muna Valley ticks all boxes for Moy Hall
By Joelle Thomson
One of Martinborough’s newest wine brands has bought one of the village’s oldest wineries,
Butterworth Vineyard (formerly known as Julicher) in Te Muna Valley.
The purchase was made in May by Phil and Carolyn McArthur, owners of Moy Hall Vineyard, restaurant and cellar door.
“Buying this vineyard means we now have a home of our own in which to make our wines, as well as another vineyard in an amazing place to grow grapes. We’re pretty excited to have that access to lovely Te Muna style grapes from which to make wines to incorporate into our Moy Hall range,” says Phil McArthur.
The McArthurs bought the established Moy Hall vineyard on Marts Road in 2015 and opened their cellar door restaurant on site in 2018. They have since taken over the lease of the Blue Earth Vineyard, owned by Mike and Margaret Hansen, situated at the end of Te Muna Valley.
The new acquisition provides another diverse string to their winemaking bow, albeit not always the easiest one.
“Te Muna Valley can be a very hard place to grow Pinot Noir with higher risk of frost and wind as well as dryness and the heat. From all angles, it’s more challenging to grow grapes in Te Muna but I think the potential is to make some pretty amazing wines.” … Continue Reading
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