Known Unknown Wine

12/01/2025

It’s back! As a ‘back to work’ special, we’re bringing back one of our most popular deals! The $120 7-Bottle Six Pack! Two Pet Nats (one pink), two whites and two reds for just $20 a bottle (saving $5-$10 a bottle) and a bonus 500ml bottle of our orange wine, Spray Tan! That’s over $180 value! Click the link below or go to knownunknown.co.nz

29/12/2024

22/12/2024

Holiday Hours:
Xmas Eve from 3pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 3pm

And New Year’s Eve for our Vermuteria Pop-Up

14/12/2024

13/12/2024

See you for the next two Sundays leading up to Christmas at Farmers Market Taranaki! We’ll have a range of wines (and Bloody Vermouth) to taste and take home! It’s on Sunday 15 and 22 November at Huatoki Plaza from 9am ‘til midday! Come say hi!

10/12/2024

Thanks to for two great reviews of the 2024 Flamingo Rosé and Puma Pinot Gris, we especially enjoyed learning that PUMA “has rizz”. Couldn’t agree more!

You can check out the full reviews on yvonnelorkin.com

21/11/2024

This Sunday we’re hosting a wee pop-up at Nice Hotel as part of the St Pius Heavenly Homes fundraiser! While Heavenly Homes is a ticketed event, everyone is welcome to join us in the deck at Nice Hotel between midday and 5pm!

07/11/2024

Next Sunday the 17th of November we’re teaming up with the amazing folks at for a Meet the Maker! 3 amazing wines (including one brand new wine) with three amazing dishes from the Rosella kitchen! Bookings between 3pm and 6pm… see you there, just click the link in our bio!

07/10/2024

Want a $50 voucher to an amazing restaurant? Introducing Wine & Dine! Spend $200 on knownunknown.co.nz and you’ll get a $50 voucher to a restaurant that stocks our wine! There are over two dozen nationwide including:
- Ōakura
- Christchurch
- Hamilton
- Wellingtonbar - New Plymouthnewtown - Wellington
- Napier
- Dunedin
- New Plymouth
- Aucklandkrd - Auckland
- Auckland
- Wellington
- Aucklandcucina.italiana - Ōakura

and many more… offer ends 21 October.
Go to knownunknown.co.nz for details or click the link in our bio!

18/09/2024

This is a cheeky reminder that Feastival Taranaki is in two weeks AND Known Unknown Wine and Black Sand Pizzeria and Bistro are teaming out to host Friends for Dinner: Known Unknown at Black Sands in Ōakura on Thursday 3 October! Matt has put together an amazing multi-course menu and Jules will be matching a range of Known Unknown wines including some new releases! Tickets are just $99 at feastival.co.nz. Bring a friend (or make one while you’re there) better yet you can book free transport from town when you book your tickets on Eventbrite! Check out the link in the comments!

08/09/2024

We’ve just dropped a new mix pack for Spring! $155 for five amazing bottles from our most recent releases and a 500ml bottle of Bloody Vermouth:

2024 ‘Puma’ Pinot Gris - Gisborne
2023 Chardonnay - Hawkes Bay
2024 ‘Flamingo’ Rosé - Gisborne
2023 Syrah Rosé - Hawkes Bay
2023 Syrah - Hawkes Bay
500ml Bloody Vermouth

Just go to knownunknown.co.nz and save $5 a bottle!

01/09/2024

Next Wednesday next week we’re hosting A Spring Wine Adventure. This is going to be a fun, relaxed tasting of 8 wines (and snacks). Think Pét Nat, aromatic whites and oranges, crunchy rosés and juicy reds (yes there will be some Beaujolais)! Tickets can be booked using the link below...

29/08/2024

Rosé All Day is now Māwhero - A Celebration of Pink Wine Tickets include tastings of over 40 wines, food from Glou Glou and entertainment from DJ Takas.

Producers include: Known Unknown Wine, Hopesgrove / Aard, The Elder, Outside the Box, Tincan Wines, Wright's Winery with many more still to be announced!

International wines from Australia, France, Italy, USA, Spain and more...

Saturday 16 November from Midday at The Exchange , Allen St, Te Aro
Pōneke / Wellington
Food by Glou Glou

27/08/2024

For Spring Feastival Taranaki, Known Unknown and Black Sand Pizzeria are teaming up to host Friends for Dinner: Known Unknown at Black Sands!

Join Jules and Matt for a relaxed night of amazing food, wine and company! Black Sands chef and owner Matt Brock will cook a delicious, four course, family-style meal which will be matched to wines from Known Unknown by winemaker Jules van Costello featuring some never-tasted-before wines! All amongst the beautiful setting and sea views at Black Sands.

Just click the link below book!

23/08/2024

This spring we’ll be showcasing some delicious new wines at the Urban Wine Walk!

Ngāmotu New Plymouth - Saturday 12 October at Three Sisters Brewery
Pōneke Wellington - Saturday 26 October at Rosella
Kirikiriroa Hamilton - Saturday 2 November at Patrons Craft Beer

Get tickets via the link below...