Organic Wine Week is 21 — 27 Sept. We’re celebrating by getting our hands dirty - much like every other week but that’s the fun of making organic wine. Or as our mates in Hollywood call it, clean wine!

When winemaker Claire Allan chatted with her sister, a vegetarian, she realised there was some confusion about whether all wine was appropriate for vegans. Claire — who is also a vegetarian, and a winemaker who rebels against the industry’s wide use of thoughtless additives — felt it was time to make a change. Since 2010 all Huia wines have been suitable for vegans. Learn more about how we do it.

At Huia Vineyards we use no pesticides, insecticides or herbicides in our vineyards. Within the wine making process we eliminate the use of artificial additives. This leaves the wine full of natural texture.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. MANA Winegrowers is a collective of Marlborough organic winemakers determined to go far together.