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Given we display the Kārearea (NZ falcon) as our motif on every bottle, it’s understandable why we are avid supporters of the work done by the Kārearea Falcon Trust. The native Kārearea favour the remote mountains and foothills of the upper Awatere and Wairau valleys in Marlborough.

Today it’s rare to catch a glimpse of the Falcon, due to introduced pests, persecution and electrocution by power lines.

To help prevent further damage of these magnificent birds, we work closely with the Falcon Trust on the Kārearea Release Program to repopulate the region. Most recently we have introduced a ‘hack box’ in our Eyrie vineyard in Waihopai and insulated electrical transformers close to the vineyard to protect the birds.

The hack box provides shelter for birds before being released into the wild, they’re fed and given a few weeks to take in the view of the vineyards every day. The thinking is,that by giving them time and safe shelter the Falcons will remain in the area once released. Who wouldn’t want to stay? We hope that through working together, we can see the Falcon flourish again.