Maximum effort has gone into selecting the sites and developing the vineyards to produce high quality fruit. Both vineyards are planted in very stony, free draining soil in two of Hawke's Bay's best viticulture sites. Consequently, the wine styles in general are full bodied, soft, intensely fruity wines. A landmark for Stonecroft was the first release of Syrah in 1989 - New Zealand's first commercial release of this variety in recent times. This has now been followed by New Zealand's first Zinfandel.
All harvesting is by hand and the wine making is traditional.
The whole philosophy is one of quality without compromise.