Raglan Wine Festival 2025
Took place 8 February
Whether a wine connoisseur or looking for a lo-fi introduction, the mini-festival was designed for all.
From bold reds to delicate whites, each pour told a story of passion and craftsmanship.
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A variety of wines from 8 distributors
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Industry expert discussions
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Exclusive pricing on wines during the event
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Tasty Food Treats were provided, including Cheeses!
Alcohol Age Restrictions applied.
The first Raglan Wine Festival was an unforgettable experience, where the love for wine, food, and community came alive. Interactive discussions deepened attendees appreciation for the art of winemaking.
Whether you were there to learn or simply enjoy the atmosphere, the Raglan Wine Festival offered the chance to enjoy a celebration of flavor and friendship. Mark your calendars for the 2026 Festival and prepare for an event filled with delightful discoveries!
Eary Bird pricing finished on 20 January 2025.
Standard pricing was: $65 per person
Alcohol Age Restrictions applied.
2025 Event Vendors
Handcrafted Wine
Raglan
Grown on the foothills of Mt Karioi, overlooking the restless Ruapuke swell, the unique character of Barrelled Wines is defined by this steep, windswept and unforgiving terrain. Handpicked and handcrafted with minimal interference at our home, we make our small batch releases with a true artisan approach.
Catalyst Fruit Wines
Eketahuna
Small batch fruit wines hand crafted in Eketāhuna, Aotearoa, from locally sourced organic produce.
We hope that our wines will be a catalyst to change how people will think of fruit wine. Our wines are for savouring, creating different wine narratives and, most importantly, creating occasions!
Drinking and supporting fruit winemakers is supporting diversity and game changers.
Plum Tree Cottage was built in 1905 and is host to ancient heirloom plum and pear trees, elder, apples, currants, feijoas, walnuts, figs, berries and many herbs.
Sustainable Products
Lake Karapiro
We are a boutique, family owned winery located on the shores of Lake Karapiro. We focus our energy on Chardonnay and Bordeaux varieties to suit the Waikato climate. Our flagship wines are our Pinot Noirs that come from two vineyards in Central Otago.
Alex Coldicutt took on the role as Winemaker in 2019 and produces single vineyard wines with minimalist intervention and natural fermentation to display the magnificent terroir these vineyard sites have to offer. The wines are bottled unfined and with minimal filtration to preserve its texture and purity.
Sante Wines
international
Wine is a pleasure that’s best when shared, so at Sante Wines, we’re passionate about combining quality with accessible pricing.
To achieve this we’ve partnered with a selection of vineyards from France, to supply New Zealand with an unexplored variety of quality French wines that truly represent their terroir.
Our vineyards are often small, family-run and from lesser known regions opening you up to the experience of exploring a wide range of styles and varieties.
Urban Winery
New Plymouth
Known Unknown is an urban winery in New Plymouth, Taranaki. We think the world of wine can be exclusive and elitist, however, as an urban winery we’re dedicated to changing that.
We want to make wine fun, approachable, accessible, and transparent. We make fruit-forward, fun, bright and expressive wine, cider and aperitifs.
Workshop Brewing
Raglan
Workshop Brewing – Raglan’s first craft brewery – was founded in 2016. In honour of the original ‘Raglan Workshop’ hub for transport, mechanical and engineering services our trademark became the obstruction spanner – a tool made to work around any problem that gets in the way.
Our key objective is to provide a range of fresh and diverse beers for the local community.
We are also leading the charge on making a difference in the game, minimising our footprint and creating a sustainable, quality beverage that doesn’t cost our precious earth.
With 8 core range beers on tap and a selection of limited venue-only releases spanning a wide range of styles, there’s plenty to choose from.
Blanc Distribution
National
Raglan Falafel
Raglan
Cult Wine
Waikato / Auckland
Raglan Chocolate
Raglan
Bean-to-Bar Chocolate
The Bean-to-Bar concept (the way of bringing the beans, their Grower and the Maker into a loop), showcases whole beans used for their particular flavour profile distinguishing one variety from another, very much like vineyard growers and their grapes.
Hand Made : Ethical
- Chocolate made from the whole bean.
- Beans are ethically sourced. (This means the Cacao Growers are paid fairly for their beans).
- Uses minimal processing and ingredients.
- Made on a small scale so each batch can be optimised by the Chocolate Maker.Slight flavour changes from different seasons and crops are encouraged and worked with.
- Celebrates the natural differences in bean varieties, flavours and aromas.
- Uses as little sugar as possible.
- Avoids emulsifiers and other ingredients that are added only to make the chocolate cheaper.
Event Location
The Town Hall
41 Bow Street, Raglan
Waikato 3225
