The Vintry is a bar on Matakana Valley Road in Matakana, specialising in wines from family-owned Matakana wineries all within 14km of its door. Alongside wine and gin tastings, wine by the glass and cocktails, it runs a cellar door wine list for taking a taste of Matakana home, and holds a 4.6 Google rating. It shares a home with the family-run Matakana Market Kitchen by the riverside.
A tasting-room bar rewards curiosity. Small pours let you compare producers side by side, and staff who know the growers can steer you right if you mention what you usually drink. Cellar doors often pour wines that never reach city bottle shops, so buying a bottle on the way out is half the pleasure. Regulars tend to ask what's new or local rather than defaulting to a familiar label.
For the best of Matakana wine under one roof, by the riverside in Matakana, The Vintry makes an easy stop on Matakana Valley Road.