purangi estate

Situated on the east coast of the scenic Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand, beside the Purangi River a favourite spot for all visitors to the area. Purangi Estate is engaged in a number of activities including the manufacture of a range of wines, fruit wines, fortified wines and liqueurs from fruit and herbs organically grown and gathered on the Estate. The winery complex is also the local market place that provides a retail outlet for the artists, crafts people and artisans of the area.

Visiting groups often arrange a Purangi River Cruise up to the Winery from the sea at Cook's Bay and retrace the exploration of this idyllic spot by Capt. James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks and their party in November 1769. The launch runs from the spot HMS Endeavour was moored past the site of the first raising, with the consent of the local chiefs, of the British Colours in Australasia and on past 'Oyster Brook' through the mangal to the 'Top Landing' on Purangi Estate. This Property, including the top landing is now for sale.
"The Buttery" is our brasserie, provides appetizing snacks and meals complemented by the full range of the Estate's many beverages, including our own ciders and beers which are served in the winter beside a pine log fire and in the heat of the summer in the shade of laden kiwifruit vines.
The Purangi Web site offers you the opportunity to shop for Estate products in our web marketplace

Other activities undertaken for many years on Purangi Estate include: Research and development of the agronomy and manufacture of both introduced and native plants for teas, tisanes, coffees and herbs and extracts for both culinary and medicinal purposes as well as the formulation of aromatics for the Distillery. This has led to:

The Tea Research Project undertaken with the support of the Thames Valley Coromandel Business Development Board with the intention of investigating the possibility of new agricultural products for the District. We hope to create a database on the propagation, cultivation and manufacture of teas and coffee in New Zealand conditions with the intention that this information with be available for distribution via the internet via this page. The development of a process that for the first time preserves Manuka leaf for use as an infusion allowing it's use world wide is a result of the Purangi Estate Research and Development Program.
The Evans Family Trust and Purangi Estate Limited have a number of divisions and work groups including:

PureSERVICE - that looks after you at the Purangi Winery and wants to build a Tea House on top of Coombe Hill!
PureMARINE - operates the Riverland Cruising Company that takes you up the Purangi River on an eco-historical cruise and wants to provide environmentally sustainable boat berthage and services
PuresTECH - Providing technical and management services in water and on-site wastewater management and food technology
PurestWATER - Supplies local reticulated water and bottled water
PurestHORT - Provides assistance and advice on horticulture and agronomy
PuresTEA - Manufactures and supplies Estate grown teas and tisanes
PuresTIMBER - The Estate sawmill that provides for all our timber needs and sales from the trees that just keep on growing

If you are interested in any of the projects of the Evans Family Trust or any of the activities or products of Purangi Estate Limited please feel free to get in touch with us.