The only thing that could make your Hawaiian trip more complete is by visiting the wineries. Hawaii is a beautiful state that thousands of people travel to every year. Wineries in Hawaii are special because it’s an Island. All of the wineries have some history to them, which makes it even more fun to visit and explore.
Most of the wine produced in Hawaii is produced on the Island of Maui. You will also find that a lot of wine produced in Hawaii is fruit wine. In 2001, a law was passed that allowed wine to be traded more openly with Hawaii and the mainland.
While there is wine everywhere in the world, nothing compares to Hawaiian wineries. If you plan on visiting or want to start dreaming about it, here are the wineries to visit in Hawaii.
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Best Hawaiian Wineries to Visit
Volcano Winery
Hawaii is known for having a large volcano, also known as Mauna Loa volcano. However, there is a much bigger and better volcano in town and that’s called the Volcano Winery. This place is located at 35 Piimauna Dr, Volcano, HI 96785. You will find this winery has delicious cheese, wine, and even a gift shop. When in Hawaii, make sure you hit up this winery.
You may be curious about the different types of wine that are here. Here is a list of some of their wines, although they’re always working on adding more.
- Hawaiian Guava – Grape
- Infusion
- Macadamia Nut Honey Wine
- Pinot Noir Symphony Dry
- Symphony Mele
- Volcano Blush
- Volcano Red
All of these wines sounds amazing and you can’t go wrong with trying any of them. They also have Limited & Estate Wines. Here is a list of those wines –
- Volcano Winery Estate Cayuga White (2015)
- Pinot Noir (2014)
- Volcano Winery Limited Edition Pinot Noir (2014)
MauiWine
There is something special about the wineries in Hawaii, especially MauiWine. The name of it, is enough to make me want to visit it. They have a lot of dessert wines, but a good one to try out is the Pineapple Wine. Not many places can say they sell a wine like that. This winery is located at 14815 Piilani Hwy, Kula, HI 96790.
This winery in Hawaii has many tasting rooms and tours for you to check out. Tasting tours are great whether you’re by yourself or with a group of friends or family.
The King’s Cottage is the beginning of the wine tours here and where you learn about all the history of Hawaii here. This was a tasting room built in 1870 for King Kalākaua. It was built to accommodate the last King of Hawaii.
If you’d like to see a tour of the historic estate that is done at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm every day. The tours fill up fast, so make sure you sign up for it ASAP.
Old Jail Tasting
When you decide to step a little deeper into MauiWine, you find yourself at the Old Jail Tasting. However, as historic as this is, you’ll be able to learn more about winemaking and grape growing.
Take the time to do both wine tastings at MauiWine, you won’t regret it. You have to admit that visiting a location that King Kalākaua visited is really cool.
Oeno Winemaking
If you are going to drink wine, visiting a winery is one of the best ways to get all your questions answered. This winery first opened in 2008 and they have a desire to spread their love of wine to people like you. Winemaking is a historical process and Oeno Winemaking is here to guide you through it.
Oeno Winemaking is just as interesting as its name. You can actually participate in wine tasting at this Hawaiaan winery. This wine is made using a technique called “Beaujolais Nouveau.” With this wine, you won’t get a headache or a chemical aftertaste.
Oeno Winemaking has a vast array of wines for you to check out. Their wine is broken down into different series.
- Signature Wine Club
- Winery Series
- Artisan Series
- Chalkboard Series
- Red Wines
- White Wines
- Reserve Wines
- Speciality Wines
- Sangria Wines
Nani Moon Meadery
Are you looking for a winery to visit in Hawaii? You will love visiting the Nani Moon Meadery. What is Mead? Mead is an alcoholic beverage that’s made from yeast, honey, and water. Mead can go on to be crafted with different ingredients grains, spices, and fruits. If you get the chance to visit this unique winery, while in Hawaii, go for it! It’s important to know that while Meads are unique, they can be made into a variety of products, just like wine and beer can. While this isn’t a winery, it’s something to check out.
About the Hawaiian Grape
You may be wondering what type of grape helps to create this delicious wine in the great state of Hawaii. The Symphony Grape is the main grape that helps make Hawaiian wine.
Because of the island’s higher elevation, growing grapes is possible. Hawaii also has volcanic mountains and ridges that help make grape growing possible. Without this grape and ability to grow it, it wouldn’t be possible to have all this delicious wine coming from Hawaii.
As you can see, winemaking in Hawaii is a big deal. While there are only 3 major Hawaiian wineries, there are distilleries and meadery that are focused on making other types of wine. It’s quite amazing how each winery is different and is able to come up with different products and wine types.
If you get the chance, make sure you visit all 3 wineries. Take the time to do the winery tours and take in all the history. When you visit the wineries, you might leave with a bottle of wine, but you will also leave knowing and understanding a lot of history in the Hawaii area.
