Mele
Easy drinking, but with interest, and very food-friendly. Beginning from a partnership with growers in California, and on occasion blended with our estate-grown fruit. The beauty is in the art of blending… An often-underrated aspect of the winemaking process, skilled blending is what separates a simple red wine and a wine that is layered in […]
Rosé
A dry, complex, salmon-hued rosé. Aromas of fresh strawberry, red tulips, lemon verbena, and ocean spray gently linger at the top of the glass. Flavors of tart red berries and ruby red grapefruit dance on your palate. This medium weight rosé is thoughtful, savory, and will make a great companion to bolder food pairings (just […]
Malbec
This wine is an elegant story of fruit and local fauna. Blueberry leads the nose, mingling with black cherry and cranberry. Aromas of local fauna, fresh lavender, and eucalyptus are detected. Flavors of pie crust, cocoa, and dried fruit ensure this is one you will want to have with food. Sip alongside a freshly baked […]
Chenin Blanc
This pale yellow wine, hailing from the oldest vines in our vineyard, is full of complexity. Aromas of lychee, honeysuckle, chamomile, elderflower, coriander, and kafir lime spring out of the glass. The palate will be delighted by lengthy flavors of lemon and Asian pear. This is truly a wine for food pairing and one to […]
Lokelani
Very similar to most traditional sparkling wines from around the world, our Lokelani is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Lokelani, like all of our sparkling wines, is made in the Traditional Method (Methode Champenoise). The wine is then aged on the lees (dead yeast cells) between 20 to 24 months. We use a […]
Maui Blanc
Grown on the slopes of Upcountry Maui, the 100% Maui Gold Pineapples used in this wine are handpicked, crushed, and pressed at MauiWine. Each harvest yields between 60,000 and 84,000 pounds of pineapple specifically selected from fields that are best suited for the crisp and clean Maui Blanc style. The fresh pineapple juice is pumped […]
Hula o Maui
Pineapple is the “King of Fruits,” and Maui Gold pineapples . . . well, they are the King of all the pineapples! We select only the best to make the Hula o Maui. We look for almost under-ripe fruit to accentuate the fresh pineapple aromatics that are represented in the wine. Quite possibly one of […]
Maui Splash
The development of this extremely popular wine was one of continual transformation. Over the years, Splash has changed not only in its style but also in its use and application. Originally developed as a bar mixer for Makena Resort, it was a very sweet wine. In time, it was introduced into the tasting room as […]
Syrah
This rustic wine delivers a complex glass again, and followers of MauiWine’s Syrah will not be disappointed. Aromas of eucalyptus, forest floor, thyme, oregano, lavender, and rose fill the nose. On the palate raspberry, cranberry, and dark cherry character swirls with savory flavors of black pepper, sour tamarind, mustard seed, and pine. Let a glass […]
2014 – One Epic Harvest
In 2014, we reached maturity in the entire vineyard. The comprehensive replanting over the last decade had come to fruition. The 2014 harvest crowns 40 years of experimentation as well as trial and error with ultimate success. With the development of our Ulupalakua Vineyards estate label made in anticipation for this moment, the 2014 harvest […]
2014 – Ulupalakua Vineyards Estate Label Release
The first release of the Ulupalakua Vineyards estate label was by way of the 2012 Chenin-Viognier.
2011 – Grenache and Gewürztraminer
Expanding our acreage even further, the Grenache and Gewürztraminer grape varieties were added to the vineyard in 2011 along with additional acreage of Malbec and Viognier, which had seen success over the last several years in the experimental block.
2011 – Plantation Red Final Bottling
The last vintage of the Plantation Red label was produced in 2011. No other wines will be labeled with this name. The winery saw its first vintage of the intriguing Plantation Red label in 1994. Its design and name represented the agricultural history of the land in ‘Ulupalakua and its years of sugarcane production prowess. […]
2009 – The Last of the Carnelian
The acreage of Carnelian slowly decreased over the years, and after 34 years the last crop of Maui Carnelian grapes was harvested in 2009. This unique grape hybrid, first developed in conjunction with the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology by Dr. Olmo, had done very well, but after discovering much success with Rhone […]
2000 – Success in Syrah
What has become our flagship grape – the Syrah – was planted between 2000 and 2001. Altogether six acres of Syrah were planted, four acres of clone 877, and two acres of Syrah Noir were planted on 101-14 rootstock. There were numerous reasons to plant Syrah, but the greatest factor was its long growth cycle, […]
1997 – Replanting
Beginning in 1997, and continuing on until 2011, we underwent a notable replanting of the vineyard beginning with Syrah and leading to Malbec, Grenache, Viognier, Gewürztraminer, and Chenin Blanc.