Maui Wine, Ulupalakua Vineyards
The entry sign telling you that you have arrived
I’ve been on vacation in Maui for the last couple of weeks and it’s been great! Very relaxing, the weather has been beautiful. Last week, we made our way to Maui Wine. Until last year, the winery was known as Tedeschi Vineyards, but they decided to rebrand to highlight their “regional significance”. Regardless, it is the only winery on Maui.
It’s a 45 minute drive up a winding road from Kahului. The temperature went from 87 to 75 in the first 20 minutes, so be prepared for that. Once we got there, I was struck by the views from the sprawling grounds. It’s gorgeous!
Part of the beautiful grounds of the Maui Winery
We wasted no time in finding our way to the tasting room to find out what the deal was. Turns out you can taste any 3 wines from their list of 8 free! That day, they were not tasting one of the wines (Hula O Maui, their pineapple sparkling wine) and they were completely out of one of the wines (Framboise, their raspberry dessert wine), leaving 6 wines to choose from. Luckily, I was with my husband so I chose 3 to taste, he chose the other 3, and we got to sample all 6 that were available for tasting that day! The pours are pretty small, so I only had a sip of each, but it was nice to be able to try before buying.