Adjoining Timara Lodge is the Johnson Estate vineyards, situated on the sunny southern side of Marlborough's Wairau Valley. The estate is nestled on the terraces of the Omaka River and adjacent to Timara Lodge. Eight varieties of grapes and over 360 acres produce premium quality fruit for Spy Valley Wine. The fertile, free draining stony soils result from successive flood events and glacial outwash deposits over the previous 10,000 years.

At Spy Valley, emphasis on viticultural excellence creates wines that capture the essence of the environment and are classically Marlborough. Owning all our vineyards ensures total control of the winemaking process, true single vineyard estate production, and with an impressive array of modern winemaking equipment designed to assist the winemaker, Spy Valley is able to produce top quality wines.

Timara Lodge's guests can take advantage of visiting the adjoining Spy Valley Winery for tastings and wine purchases. A 2000 tonne, purpose built, state of the art winery opened to the public in December 2003. In keeping with their sustainable wine grape growing practices, the winery is environmentally considerate and energy efficient. Architecturally designed to meld into the stunning Marlborough landscape, the buildings incorporate the administration centre, function facility and public tasting rooms.

Follow this link to Spy Valley Wines.