Quartz Reef is situated in the heart of the Central Otago wine region. It produces and specialises in premium sparkling wine, pinot gris and pinot noir wines. Quartz Reef blends the proven winemaking talents of Austrian-born Rudi Bauer, whose pinot noirs have won a host of gold medals in New Zealand and Australia, and Clotilde Chauvet, whose family own the Champagne house of Marc Chauvet in France. Quartz Reef is open for tastings, Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays, over summer, from 12 pm to 5pm.