#CLEARVIEW WINES SKIN#

Our coastal vineyard restaurant rates highly, consistently nominated in regional Hospitality Awards and reliably receiving Beef & Lamb awards since 1998.

The iconic ‘Red Shed” restaurant was among the first al-fresco vineyard/winery dining locations in New Zealand. The restaurant and cellar door were created by rebuilding a dismantled Ford motors garage from Hastings, complete with three massive roller doors. The rustic air of the restaurant and the cellar is the result of materials hand salvaged by Tim and Helma in the early 1990’s from the old Napier railways' locomotive repair workshop. Our Clearview Estate 'Red Shed' Restaurant was opened in 1992. Around the war years the property had grown grape varieties suitable for fortified wines and sherries which were fashionable at the time. It was around this time that the Vidal family planted an olive tree which still grows near the restaurant and is the inspiration for Clearview’s award winning wine 'Old Olive Block'. When researching the origin of this sign Tim and Helma discovered the historic property had originally been purchased by Spaniard, Anthony Joseph Vidal around 1915. In the early days of the business Tim discovered a fading sign inscribed ‘Vidals No 2 vineyard’ when mowing the front paddock. Tim and Helma also designed and built the winery, adding to the cellar door and restaurant as the business grew. They grafted and planted their grapevines, rammed the posts, ran the wires and trained the young vines, for many years also doing all the pruning. Vineyard plantings were continued at 3 acres per annum. Tim and Helma went on to plant 2,500 trees, including avocados, olives, melia and bay trees, lavender and citrus. Clearview Estate Winery Ltd was established for the first red wine vintage in 1989, following some experimentation in prior years. Taking the negative comments as a challenge together with business partner Helma van den Berg, they hand grafted and planted the first vines in the winter of 1988. If you are looking to buy Clearview wines for delivery in New Zealand, we encourage you to shop at in 1985 that the location was' too cold to grow wine grapes' Tim Turvey went ahead in 1986 and purchased the historic property at Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay.

#CLEARVIEW WINES SKIN#

Complexities are achieved from skin contact for the white wines, extended maceration for reds, lees contact & stirring, malolactic fermentation and super ripe fruit.Īt you can buy the wines from Clearview winery for delivery around the world to Australia, USA, UK, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and China. Reserve whites and reds are infused with the complexity of barrel ferments and French oak influence. Most of the grapes are hand harvested and bunch pressed. Today Clearview Estate Winery proudly remains owner operated.Ĭlearview Estate produces a large range of white and red grapes, but they are known for their production of all price range Chardonnay and outstanding Basket Press Merlot. Over the next several years, Tim and Helma expanded the vineyard by three acres each year, grafting and planting vines, ramming posts, running wires, training young vines, and for many years completing all the pruning themselves. Chardonnay began in 1991 along with the release of the first Reserve Chardonnay. Clearview Estate Winery Ltd was established and the first red wine vintage was released in 1989, following some experimentation in previous years. Together they hand grafted and planted the first vines in the winter of 1988. Tim Turvey with business partner Helma van den Berg took on the challenge of bringing it back to life. Purchased in 1986, the neglected but historic Vidal's No.2 Vineyard at Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay was set to become Clearview Estate.