• Alana Estate
• Ashwell Vineyard
• Ata Rangi Vineyard
• Big Sky Wines
• Brodie Estate
• Burnt Spur
• Cambridge Road
• Coney Wines
• Craggy Range
• Dry River Wines
• Escarpment Vineyard Martinborough
• Haythornthwaite Wines
• Hudson Vineyard
• Kusuda Wines
• Ma Maison Wines Ltd
• Margrain Vineyard
• Martinborough Vineyard
• Murdoch James Estate
• Nga Waka
• Palliser Estate Wines of Martinborough
• Porters Pinot
• Schubert Wines
• Te Kairanga
• The Cabbage Tree Vineyard
• Tirohana Estate
• Tiwaiwaka Wines
• Vynfields

Dry River

Original Martinborough Terrace terroir

The name Dry River carries an historical significance as the name of one of the earliest Wairarapa sheep stations. Founding pioneers for Martinborough wines, Neil and Dawn McCallum planted a vineyard in 1979 in a very dry, gravely and free-draining area now called the ‘Martinborough Terrace’. Their dream was to produce individual, high quality regional wines which faithfully reflect the ‘terroir’, vintage and are suitable for cellaring.

Since 1979 the area of vineyards has increased from only a few acres up to approximately 30 acres under cultivation.  This includes the previously leased Craighall and Lovat Vineyards.  All grapes are estate grown by Dry River and include chardonnay, gewürztraminer, pinot noir, pinot gris, riesling, syrah and viognier.

In 2003 the winery and vineyards were sold to New York businessman Julian Robertson and his partner. The new owners have provided the means for Dry River to expand to meet its present needs and technical requirements for what had become a winery with an outstanding international reputation.  The increased acreage and corresponding production of between 2,000 - 3,000 cases/annum is now cared for by a staff of 10 with Neil continuing at the helm as Chief Winemaker and Katy Hammond as winemaker looking after the day to day winery functions.