Hawke's Bay vineyard Te Mata Estate was established in 1896. It was originally part of Te Mata Station, a large pastoral land-holding, but in 1892 Bernard Chambers experimented, planting three vineyards on the north-facing hills around Havelock North.  These same vineyards are used today.

The Chambers family sold the property in 1919. Te Mata Vineyards was established and the property had two other owners until it was acquired by the Buck and Morris families in 1974. These two families transformed the vineyard into an internationally recognised superstar, a renowned producer of world class wines.

Te Mata's flagship wine, Coleraine, is arguably New Zealand's most famous red wine.  First produced in 1982, it is a classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc that displays the concentration, complexity and elegance found in the world's finest wines. This is a collectable wine with a long future that will reward patience in the cellar. Other standout wines from the Estate Collection are the Elston Chardonnay, the Awatea Merlot blend and the Bullnose Syrah. 

Te Mata Estate is committed to improving its performance in terms of environmental, social and economic sustainability through the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) programme. SWNZ was established in 1995 as an industry initiated program directed through New Zealand Winegrowers. SWNZ aims to minimize any impact on the environment in the vineyard and winery and to continually monitor and reduce the use of power, water and fuel resources.

As the program was rolled out Te Mata Estate’s vineyards were amongst the first to be accredited in 1995, as was the winery in 2005. Every Te Mata Estate wine displays the SWNZ symbol as an assurance that all wine production, from vine to bottle, is fully audited and accredited.