Mishas Vineyard

Misha’s Vineyard

Misha’s Vineyard in Central Otago was established beside Lake Dunstan, with hand worked Pinot Noir and aromatic white grapes on terraces facing north west.

At A Glance

Field: Detail
Region: Central Otago, New Zealand
Vineyard setting: Edge of Lake Dunstan
Established vineyard grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard and cellar: Hand work, Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand certification, minimal intervention

The Producer

Pinot Noir fermentations are hand plunged at Misha’s Vineyard, where the team tends vines and harvests fruit by hand. The cellar approach is minimally interventionist, supported by exacting viticulture. The founders came to wine after regional marketing and sales roles in Singapore and chose New Zealand production in late 2001.

Misha’s Vineyard aims to create cool climate wines suited to subtle and exotic foods and expressive of origin. In the established vineyard, Pinot Noir occupied two thirds of the planting, with Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc alongside it. In June 2026, the producer announced the sale of its 57 hectare Bendigo vineyard, historically established by Misha’s Vineyard. The purchaser and completion date remain unclear.

Place

Misha’s Vineyard stands on the edge of Lake Dunstan in Central Otago. The established plantings sit on terraces facing north west, from 210 to 350 metres above sea level, with three gently sloping levels and one steep face known as the ski slope.

Different soils, elevations, mesoclimates, row orientations and clones contribute to complexity in the wines. The vineyard’s physical variety sits beneath both the Pinot Noir plantings and the aromatic white grapes.

Wines

The named range includes two red Pinot Noir wines, Misha’s Vineyard Misha’s High Note Pinot Noir 2021 and Misha’s Vineyard Mishas Cantata Pinot noir 2020. The white wines are Misha’s Vineyard Mishas The Gallery Gewürztraminer 2021 and Misha’s Dress Circle Pinot Gris 2020.

Cantata 2020 is youthful, firm, dry, salivating and taut, with acidity and tannins providing its foundation. Its suggested drinking window runs from 2023 through 2029 or beyond.

Final Word

Hand work in the vineyard and minimal intervention in the cellar define Misha’s Vineyard’s method. The producer also documents and classifies historic gold mining remnants with New Zealand’s Department of Conservation.

Misha’s Vineyard

At A Glance

The Producer

Place

Wines

Final Word

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