Villa Maria Estates

{{Short description|New Zealand company and winery}}

{{Other uses|Villa Maria (disambiguation){{!}}Villa Maria}}

{{Undisclosed paid|date=October 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}

{{Infobox winery

| winery_name = Villa Maria Estates

| winery_logo = Villa Maria Estates logo.png

| image =

| location_city = Auckland

| location_country = New Zealand

| wine_region = New Zealand

| coordinates = {{coord|-36.97966|174.76714|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:NZ|display=ti|format=dms}}

| year_founded = 1961

| cases_per_year =

| key_people = Sir George Fistonich {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}}

| signature_wine = Ngakirikiri

| varietal1 = Merlot

| varietal2 = Syrah

| varietal3 = Pinot Noir

| varietal4 = Malbec

| varietal5 = Chardonnay

| varietal6 = Sauvignon Blanc

| varietal7 = Pinot Gris

| varietal8 = Gewürztraminer

| varietal9 = Riesling

| homepage = [https://www.villamariawines.com/ www.villamariawines.com]

| tasting = Open to the public

}}Villa Maria Estate is one of New Zealand's wine companies.{{Cite web

| title = Regional Wine Profiles

| first = Michael | last = Cooper

| work = Michael Cooper's New Zealand Wine Buying Guide

| date = 2019

| url = https://michaelcooper.co.nz/region-info/

| access-date = 19 October 2019

}} Their vineyards are located throughout New Zealand, with production bases in Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Auckland.David Hayward The University of Auckland: The Largest NZ Wine Companies in Cat. 3 (over 2 million litres of production).Villa Maria Vineyards: {{cite web|url=http://www.villamaria.co.nz/vineyards.php |title=Villa Maria Estate: New Zealand's leading wine award winner |access-date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413145850/http://www.villamaria.co.nz/vineyards.php |archive-date=13 April 2008 }}About Us: {{cite web|url=http://www.villamaria.co.nz/About-Us/default.aspx |title=About Villa Maria : An Icon in the New Zealand Wine Industry |access-date=27 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203191109/http://www.villamaria.co.nz/About-Us/default.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2009 }}

Sir George Fistonich {{post-nominals|KNZM|country=NZL}} founded the company in 1961, upon leasing a {{convert|5|ha|adj=on}} plot of land on Kirkbride Road in Mangere, Auckland from his parents. The company relocated to a larger site on Montgomerie Road in the same suburb. In 2021 the company was bought by Indevin.{{Cite web |last=Bevin |first=Andrew |date=2023-05-15 |title=Villa Maria Estate faces looming closure |url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/future-of-villa-maria-estate-in-the-air |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Newsroom |language=en-AU}}