Quartz Reef was established in 1996 by Rudi Bauer, John Perriam and Trevor Scott at Bendigo in Central Otago, New Zealand. Rudi arrived from Austria in 1985, and in 1990, while at Rippon, made Central Otago's first sparkling base wine.
The first vines were planted in 1998 on the sunny slopes of Bendigo Station, the pioneering vineyard in what was then open country, named after the great seam of quartz running through the land. The first harvest came in 2001, and the estate has grown to 30 hectares, making traditional-method sparkling alongside Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.
Conversion to biodynamic farming began in 2007, and the estate is Demeter certified. The cellar door is inside the winery at the top of Cromwell's Pinot Noir Drive.
- Visiting
- Open to visitors · Mon-Fri 12pm-4pm
- Address
- 8 Hughes Crescent, Cromwell 9310, New Zealand
- Certified
- Certified biodynamic, Certified organic
- Founded
- 1996
- Winemakers
- Rudi Bauer
Regions
Wines
- Quartz Reef Bendigo Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Bendigo Single Ferment 'CHARLEE BUBS' Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Chardonnay — White
- Quartz Reef Loop Rd. Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle — Sparkling
- Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Brut — Sparkling
- Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Vintage Blanc de Blancs — Sparkling
- Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Vintage Rosé — Sparkling
- Quartz Reef Mèthode Traditionelle Brut — Sparkling
- Quartz Reef Pinot Gris — White
- Quartz Reef Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Pinot Noir Anna Von Tirol — Red
- Quartz Reef Pinot Rosé — Rosé
- Quartz Reef Royal Series Billie Jean Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Single Ferment "Velvet" Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Single Vineyard Pinot Noir — Red
- Quartz Reef Sparkling Rosé — Sparkling
- Quartz Reef Zero Dosage — Sparkling