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5-Stars for Destiny Bay Magna Praemia 2006

In this week's edition of The New Zealand Listener, Michael Cooper gives special note to Destiny Bay....

Destiny Bay Vineyards becomes Waiheke Island’s first “Fully Sustainable vineyard & winery”

Destiny Bay Vineyards becomes Waiheke Island's first vineyard & winery to be certified "Fully Sustainable" by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand. Read the full press release here....

2009 Vintage Summary

Blustery and wet conditions in October signaled an inauspicious start to the 2009 growing season. However, weather patterns stabilized in November with slightly above average warmth and average rainfall producing normal flowering. Warm, dry conditions in early December pointed toward another stunning year as we saw one of our best ever...

Are we destroying our brand?

...asks Mike Spratt in the October/November issue of New Zealand Winegrower. For the unabridged version, please click here....

The Destiny Bay Patron Club program has launched!

The Destiny Bay Patron Club offers members access to Destiny Bay wines at favourable pricing in an en primeur, or ‘wine futures’ format. Additional benefits include: A guaranteed allocation of each en primeur/future vintage release based on your initial Patron Club order. Current Release wines become available to you at Patron prices, which can be purchased immediately and year round.…

5-Stars for Destiny Bay Destinae 2006

Michael Cooper gives the 2006 Destinae 5-Stars in his review of Waiheke Wines in the NZ Listener. View it online here....

2007 Magna Praemia rated Top Wine

See the full review by Geoff Kelly here (includes high marks for all Destiny Bay blends)....

Around the World in 80 Sips calls Magna Praemia Top New Zealand Bordeaux Blend

New wine guide lauds Destiny Bay for producing country’s top Bordeaux blend. For the full press release click here....

2008 Vintage Summary

Spring brings promise and optimism to the vineyard. Subtle shifts in temperature and rainfall provide early clues to a vintage’s fate. Bud break and early growth in 2008 was uneventful. Mild conditions in late August and September yielded to scattered rain in October that proved only a minor inconvenience to...

2005 Magna Praemia rated 95/100

In the July issue of The Tasting Panel, US Wine critic Anthony Dias Blue rates among others the 2005 Magna Praemia 95/100....