Welcome to the Coal Pit e-Cellar Door

Family owned Coal Pit from Gibbston in Central Otago, is committed to producing world class wines from their BioGro organically certified vineyard and on-site winery. Glacially formed schist based soils on elevated north facing slopes consistently yield award winning wines of great structure and elegance.

Inter-generational sustainability is a driving force for the small team, with recent establishment of a native planting programme and membership to the Porto Protocol – a global wine community dedicated to sharing knowledge and solutions to bring climate action to life.

The Coal Pit name is derived from the historical area in the nearby mountain ranges which provided the early pioneers, musterers and gold miners with coal while the flagship Pinot Noir ‘Tiwha’ pays tribute to the owner's late father. All the iconic labels are designed by acclaimed New Zealand artist and close family friend, Chris Heaphy.