Working on a vineyard
As the search for a job is rather difficult depending on the season, here is a list of wineries between Nelson and Motueka. Depending on the season, these wineries are the largest employers in the area. We hope you will find this useful; the list is created just for job search. Please write an email or call, that’s the most effective way to find a job in New Zealand.
What types of work do they offer
Most of the vineyard work is pruning, harvest or preparing for the harvest. So there is a lot of work all around the year. The main season is around March to May, we did the harvest in this period. You just work when the weather conditions are fine, if there is or was rain in the last one to two days, then you have off. Grapes are filling up with water, in case of rain. So the taste is not as good as before anymore. And then it takes a few days so that the water gets out of the grapes and the taste is fine again. Harvest was really nice work, we had a good employer and didn’t work on speed, we had to work accurate, and so we were checked on picking the right grapes.
Good luck with the job search
Picking season according to current weather and season starts in early April. For the other types of work, just call or walk in and ask.
Should one of the email addresses no longer work, then please write me a comment so I can keep the list up to date. If you find something to correct, then please let me know as well.
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Vineyards around Nelson and Motueka
1. Fossil Ridge Wines
72 Hard Road, Richmond
Tel: 03 5449463
Email: wine@fossilridge.co.nz
2. Milcrest Estate
114 Haycock Road, Hope, Nelson
Tel: 03 544 9850 or 027 554 6622
Email: info@milcrestestate.co.nz
3. Greenhough Vineyard
411 Paton Road, RD1, Hope
Tel: 03 542 3868
4. Brightwater Vineyards
546 Main Road, Hope
5. Kaimira Wines
97 Livingston Road, Brightwater
Tel: 03 5423 491 or 021 2484 107
6. Seifried Estate
Cnr. SH60 & Redwood Rd, Appleby
Tel: 03 544 1600
7. Te Mania Wines
108 McShane Rd, Richmond
Tel: 03 544 7585
8. Richmond Plains
108 McShane Rd, Richmond
Tel: 03 544 7585
9. Waimea Estates
Appleby Highway, Hope
Tel: 03 544 4963
10. Rimu Grove Winery
Bronte Road East (off Coastal Highway)
RD1, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 540 2345
11. Ruby Bay Vineyard
271 Pomona Road, Ruby Bay, Tasman
Tel: 03 540 3938 or 0274 540 393
12. Kina Beach Vineyard
21 Dee Road, Kina, Tasman
Tel: 03 526 6252 or 027 521 5321
13. Kina Cliffs Vineyard
38 Cliff Road, Kina, Tasman
Tel: 03 526 6780 or 027 654 0007
14. Blackenbrook Vineyard
50 Baldwin Road, Tasman, Nelson (turn off at Tasman General Store)
Tel: 03 526 6888
15. Riwaka River Estate
60 Takaka Hill Highway, Riwaka, 7198
Tel: 03 528 8819
sayhello@riwakariverestate.com
16. Neudorf Vineyards
138 Neudorf Road, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2643
17. Himmelsfeld Wines
100 Gardner Valley Rd, RD1, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2223 or 027 524 0253
18. Glovers Vineyard
Gardener Valley Road, RD1, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2698
19. Mahana
Mahana Cellar Door
243 Old Coach Road, Upper Moutere
Corner of School Road at Mahana
Tel: 03 543 2817 ext 8
20. Harakeke Farm
The Old Post Office Country Store
1381 Moutere Highway, in the middle of the Moutere Village, Upper
Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2780 or 021 0828 7255
21. Kahurangi Estate
Cnr Moutere Highway & Sunrise Rd, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2983
22. Moutere Hills Vineyard
Eggers Road, RD1, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2288 or 021 203 0470
23. Sunset Valley Vineyard
Eggers Road, RD1, Upper Moutere
Tel: 03 543 2161
ian@sunsetvalleyvineyard.co.nz
www.sunsetvalleyvineyard.co.nz
Questions or anything missing
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