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Fresh Focaccia with Rosemary and Olive Oil Serves 4  (depending on if you can wait to share it!) Ingredients For the Pre Dough: 85g cold water 115g wholemeal flour 2g fresh yeast For the Dough: 500g Flour 400g Water 80g Mudbrick Extra Virgin Olive Oil 15g Sugar 10g Salt 20g…

The Velvet Lounge Winter Series will commence 26th June on Friday evenings for a 6 week period until July 31st … Ask us for this week’s password… As the stars rise and the wood fire crackles, sip inspired cocktails expertly crafted by our master mixologists, indulge in the sweet melodies…

Vintage 2020 by Patrick Newton, Mudbrick Winemaker What a vintage it has been! Bubbles, social distancing, new equipment and quite possibly the greatest vintage in terms of quality I have experienced. With Covid-19 an issue on the other side of the world in February, the winery team made up of…

From the Grapevine: Harvest Report 2020 As you’ve likely been seeing, reading and perhaps working… all over New Zealand we have had a truly exceptional season, in every sense of the word. The overall quality of fruit has blown us all away and the final hurdles of the harvest have…

Looking for a showstopper to use up all that panic bought flour?  Chef Edo has just the recipe for you! These mezzelune (meaning half moon) raviolis are delicious, naughty, not-another-banana-bread and will be sure to wow your bubble…. Mezzelune of artichoke and ricotta 30 pieces (serves 6) Ingredients: For the…

Nothing tastes quite like Easter, like a hot cross bun, fresh out of the oven with lashings of butter… Mudbrick Chef, Gareth has started a community recipe sharing Facebook page here on Waiheke and recently tried and tested this delicious recipe, with some help from his glamorous assistant. His glamorous…

As some of you may have already been following, our Winemaker Patrick Newton has been keeping us all going in these tough times with some light comic relief each day. Now as dad jokes go, we think these are pretty good… He’s even got Nick Jones as guest joker! Pat’s…

This treat will have your guests wow’ed,  refreshing yet decadent and easy to make at home with easy swaps from your liqueur cabinet! Bar Manager, Simone has created the perfect ”After Eight” cocktail. Enjoy as an aperitif or alongside dessert… What you’ll need: Malibu or Coconut Liqueur Dark Rum (white…

We have been waiting to host a yoga event at Mudbrick for some time now, our spectacular vistas make the perfect focal point for your morning practice. Last week, we welcomed the wonderful Yoga Ground from Auckland city, organised by Koukoulee a brand new on-island yoga retreats set up. As…

On Saturday 9th November, Mudbrick’s Velvet Society Dinner celebrated a fantastic 2019 vintage on Waiheke Island with a classic ‘’Vintage’’ theme. At Mudbrick, Velvet is the crème de la crème, produced from the highest quality bunches of Bordeaux blend varietals – and only when there has been an exceptional harvest….