Omata Estate is a boutique vineyard and kitchen at 212 Aucks Road in Russell, Bay of Islands, about eight kilometres out of Russell township on a sunny peninsula with north-facing slopes above the ocean. The estate grows Syrah, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris on about 8,000 vines, and has been operating since 1990. Visitors can taste wine at the cellar door, eat at the Omata Kitchen, which serves gourmet platters and wood-fired pizzas with menus that change often, or book the estate for private functions. Glamping is also offered.
The estate says the kitchen sources items locally, and it describes the view over the bay as one of the best in the Bay of Islands. The website opens with its cellar door and kitchen, and tells the history of the land, which was bought by Captain John Wright in 1831. The cellar door is open five days a week from 11 am to 6 pm, and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.