Matakana Estate have recently released their new wine, and this one comes with a great excuse to buy it. TOGETHER Pinot Gris is a partnership between Matakana Estate and Harbour Hospice, where $1.00 will be donated to Hospice with every bottle sold. The wine is retailed at $14.99 per bottle.

The TOGETHER Pinot Gris is bright and refreshing. The label was created by design student Hannah Russell, and reflects in a playful and light-hearted way how we had to be physically apart at times, but always together in community spirit.

“2020 was an incredibly difficult year for families and local businesses. The core focus of the TOGETHER project is to raise funds for a charity dedicated to helping those in need and to uplift the community,” said Matakana Estate CEO, Chrissy Lu.

“We are proud of the strength and kindness that New Zealand has displayed during these tough times. Harbour Hospice is an embodiment of the generous Kiwi spirit and we are very happy to be supporting them.”

Harbour Hospice is the only specialist, palliative care provider for families living in the North Shore, Hibiscus Coast and Warkworth/Wellsford communities. They provide compassionate care, free-of-charge, working with patients, families, and carers. Their services include nursing and medical care, counselling, social work, cultural and spiritual support and much more, with an emphasis on helping people live every moment in whatever way is important to them.

Harbour Hospice is an essential service and has continued to deliver specialist, palliative care across our communities at all alert levels. 

In 2020, many fundraising events were cancelled or postponed. Their 17 hospice shops which normally raise the $4 million net needed to run each year were forced to shut during alert levels 3 and 4. This has had devastating impacts on funding and on their volunteers and staff.

The money raised will help fill the funding hole created by the cancellation of key community events throughout the Covid-19 period last year.

“As a charity and service that welcomes families and whanau with open arms – staying home, self-isolating, wearing masks and keeping our distance was a foreign and tough concept to adapt to. Being physically ‘together’ suddenly was not achievable. Despite this, our frontline staff remained committed to providing the best care possible. We are incredibly grateful that Matakana Estate has chosen to support our Warkworth/Wellsford community with this project”, says Harbour Hospice Chief Executive, Jan Nichols.