Soljans Estate Winery

About

Soljans has been in the same family since 1937 and is now run by the fifth generation, which makes it one of the oldest family wineries in the country. The Soljans arrived from the island of Hvar in 1927 and started out in Henderson before moving to the current Kumeu site in 2002. It is twenty minutes from the central city on State Highway 16, on one level with plenty of parking. Walk-in tastings are welcome at the cellar door, which is the only place their full range is sold. Guided winery tours are led by family members and need booking, and there is a short fifteen to twenty minute version that runs daily. The bistro does breakfast, brunch and lunch, Mediterranean with a New Zealand slant, with an outdoor area, a playhouse and two pétanque courts.