One of Hawke's Bay's boutique wineries, where the winemaker juggles the task with her motherhood role, is staging an open day tomorrow.
Emma Lowe and her husband Marcello set up Monowai Estate in 2002 in Crownthorpe and have forged a strong reputation for producing fine chardonnays, pinot gris, sauvignon blanc, merlot and pinot noir.
From a young age, Ms Lowe had a vision of starting her own vineyard and worked around the world building up knowledge and skills.
She and her husband, from Chile, set up Monowai on the river terraces of Crownthorpe - they gave it the name as it means "one water", which the couple see as the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and Chile.
They produced their first wines in 2005 and the label was launched in 2007.
