Wet Jacket Wines

Ortolana/ Wet Jacket Wine Maker Dinner - Auckland
2024-09-12
Join us for an exclusive Wet Jacket Wine dinner at Ortolana, featuring special guests Vigneron / Captain Greg Hay & First Mate Ali Caird. Come on an epic journey of wines and culinary delights with entertaining and inspiring stories of the European history of New Zealand ties with our modern day winemaking.

Wet Jacket Wines is a boutique winery from Central Otago.

As a brand Wet Jacket strives to tell stories about the majesty and nirvana that is Fiordland and it’s remarkable history and beauty, while showing off the best of what Central Otago has to offer with delicious wines for all to enjoy on all occasions.

Enjoy a glass of Rose on arrival, followed by four courses with perfectly paired Wet Jacket wines.

Tickets are $135 per person for 4 courses and 5 wines.

Fino Wine Bar/ Wet Jacket Wine Maker Dinner
2024-09-17
Join us on Wednesday the 17th of September for an evening featuring delicious wines, amuse bouche and three course set menu with our friends and neighbours Fino Wine Bar.

Executive Chef, Stacia Andani, will prepare a stunning amouse bouche followed by the three course set menu each paired uniquely with not one but two Wet Jacket Wines.

“Captain” Greg Hay and “First Mate” Ali Caird are delighted to be hosting alongside Eugene and his Team.

Wet Jacket Wine Tasting Evening - A fundraiser for the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary - Nelson
2024-09-24 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
– Discover the delicious Central Otago wines by Wet Jacket and Putangi.
– Hear the inspiring stories behind the names.
– Learn how they passionately support New Zealand bird conservation – continuing the legacy of Wet Jacket founder and wine pioneer Greg Hay.

Tuesday 24th September, 6:00pm, Tides Hotel Nelson
$40 Per Person, includes glass of wine on arrival, canapés and hosted Wet Jacket Wine tasting experience.
Profits donated to the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary.

Contact Dan@wetjacket.co.nz to book.

Alexandra Blossom Festival
2024-09-28
The Alexandra Blossom Festival is New Zealand’s longest running festival started in 1957 this event celebrates and welcomes Spring “The first festival was born out of community spirit and recognition of the special character of Alexandra” Wet Jacket is lucky enough to have a place at this wonderful Event, join in the fun and come down to Pioneer Park in Alexandra to join us!

Urban Wine Walk - New Plymouth
2024-10-12
Come see us at The Hour Glass – New Plymouth
The streets and laneways of New Plymouth will come alive this Spring as a line-up of incredible venues each transform into an Urban Cellar Door and host a winemaker for you to visit on a self-guided wine trail!
How does it work you ask? Simply decide which venue you’d like to start from and you’re off! Choose your own adventure as you and your friends move from venue to venue tasting delicious wines thanks to our incredible line-up of winemakers.
Guaranteed to sell out, the Urban Wine Walk promises a fun and unique self-guided wine tasting experience that you and your friends won’t want to miss!
Get your tickets below…
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/urban-wine-walk-new-plymouth-nz-tickets-979353150637?aff=erelexpmlt

Urban Wine Walk - Dunedin
2024-10-19
Come see us at The Indigo Room – Dunedin
The streets and laneways of Dunedin will come alive this Spring as a line-up of incredible venues each transform into an Urban Cellar Door and host a winemaker for you to visit on a self-guided wine trail!
How does it work you ask? Simply decide which venue you’d like to start from and you’re off! Choose your own adventure as you and your friends move from venue to venue tasting delicious wines thanks to our incredible line-up of winemakers.
Guaranteed to sell out, the Urban Wine Walk promises a fun and unique self-guided wine tasting experience that you and your friends won’t want to miss!
Get your tickets below…
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/urban-wine-walk-dunedin-nz-tickets-979377483417

Wet Jacket Wine Tasting at the Arrowtown Wine Store
2024-10-25 17:00 - 19:00
What’s better than hanging out with mates? Sharing wines and hanging out with mates! Don’t miss the opportunity to taste the full Wet Jacket range including one of the best chardonnay’s in the country as voted by Cuisine magazine See you there!!!

BrainTree - Golfing with the Stars
2024-11-08
Hosted by BrainTree, a Wellness Centre who support people who are living with neurological conditions. Golfing With The Stars day is a way to raise money for BrainTree, they bring together local organisations and sports stars from around Aotearoa to raise money while playing golf! Wet Jacket has been a part of this great day for the last 3 years and will be attending again this year positioned at one of the holes with a Wine Tasting at the ready for the teams as they make their way around the course! To read more about BrainTree please follow the link below.
https://www.canterburybraincollective.org/golfing-with-the-stars-2023
https://www.canterburybraincollective.org/what-we-do

South Island Wine and Food Festival
2024-12-07
“From the fruitful soils of Marlborough to the breathtaking vineyards of Central Otago, The South Island Wine & Food Festival is your ticket to an unforgettable experience. Prepare to be tantalised by exquisite wines, mouth-watering cuisine, and the electrifying beats of live music, all set against the backdrop of Christchurch’s vibrant Hagley Park.” Join Wet Jacket for another epic day at the South Island Wine and Food Festival!

Wet Jacket Wines Virtual Tasting Experience
2025-01-01 | Virtual Event, 9371, New Zealand
No longer do you need to travel to Queenstown to taste a selection of our delicious Wet Jacket Wines. Now our wine tastings come to you. Let us transport you from your own living room to the remote wilderness of our spiritual home, Wet Jacket Arm, Fiordland National Park.
6x 200ml bottles are sent to a NZ (non-rural) address of your choice. All you have to do is grab some glasses and some mates and meet us over Zoom where you can settle into a unique online tasting experience hosted by our awesome Wet Jacket Crew. Why not put a cheeseboard together while you are at it?
Wine packs are $55 and suitable for up to 6 guests to share. The way we see it, 6 people is an experience, 4 people is a good time and 2 people it’s a party! You are also welcome to order more than one pack if necessary. This is a fun new way of discovering our new wines, whilst also hearing some interesting stories about the history of this beautiful land that is Wet Jacket Arm.
Spaces are limited and bookings close 7 days before the event. Your place is secure once payment for your wine pack has been received.

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Urban Wine Walk - Christchurch
2025-05-10 12:00 - 16:00
Get ready Vino Lovers! The Urban Wine Walk is heading to Christchurch! Taste, Walk, Explore!

The streets and laneways of Christchurch will come alive this Autumn as a line-up of incredible venues each transform into an Urban Cellar Door and host a winemaker for you to visit on a self-guided wine trail!

How does it work you ask? Simply decide which venue you’d like to start from and you’re off! Choose your own adventure as you and your friends move from venue to venue tasting delicious wines thanks to our incredible line-up of winemakers.

Guaranteed to sell out, the Urban Wine Walk promises a fun and unique self-guided wine tasting experience that you and your friends won’t want to miss!

Urban Wine Walk - Dunedin
2025-05-24 12:00 - 16:00
Get ready Vino Lovers! The Urban Wine Walk is heading to Dunedin! Taste, Walk, Explore!

The streets and laneways of Dunedin will come alive this Autumn as a line-up of incredible venues each transform into an Urban Cellar Door and host a winemaker for you to visit on a self-guided wine trail!

How does it work you ask? Simply decide which venue you’d like to start from and you’re off! Choose your own adventure as you and your friends move from venue to venue tasting delicious wines thanks to our incredible line-up of winemakers.

Guaranteed to sell out, the Urban Wine Walk promises a fun and unique self-guided wine tasting experience that you and your friends won’t want to miss!
