Our History

First established In 1993 the founding shareholders headed by Ian and Alana Smart had a strong vision for this 17 hectares of land on the north edge of the Martinborough Terrace. 14 years later this dream has being realised beyond their original expectations.

The first vintage was in 1997 and over the following two to three years the vineyard was developed further.

The original vision of producing premium wines has been with Alana Estate since its inception and is true today. Viticulture and wine making practices are hands on - hand picked, hand sorted, handcrafted.

A state of the art gravity fed winery allows for gentle handlng of the fruit in the winery.

The Alana Wine and Food Experience was started in 2005. This has been an outstanding success and Alana Estate is now catering for weddings, corporate functions as well as the lunch time Wine and Food Experience where the wines are perfectly matched to the food prepared.

Distribution is now world wide with Alana wines being sold by Fortnum and Mason in the UK who have selected Alana Estate wines as their 'house wine'. Alana wines are distributed into top class restaurants through London and the UK. USA, Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore and Germany.