Dan Barker

Winemaker, Owner

Dan is a passionate winemaker with experience from some of the top performing wineries in Hawke's Bay. Dan has been involved within the New Zealand wine industry from both a sales and a manufacturing aspect for 18 years.  Dan graduated from EIT with a degree in Wine Science in 2003.  While being runner up for Young Winemaker of the Year in 2002, he was succesful and won the title in 2003.

With Dan's reputation and moving forward with his own brand and unique style combined with his affection for producing low allergen environmentally friendly wines for his customers, Dan creates a unique experience valued by tour guides, retail and wholesale customers alike.

Contact Dan for any enquiries in regards to your contract processing or winemaking requirements, or for any information relating to the distribution and availability of our wines. Contact Dan.

Kaylea Barker

Marketing & Export Sales, Owner

Kaylea has a strong passion for the wine industry and with her background in marketing and hospitality she manages our marketing and sales.

Kaylea's involvement with Moana Park will also focus on Event Management both on and off-site.  With her strong skill sets in this department she can assist to make any event a success from graduations, weddings to social club events. No matter the size her attention to detail will make the function run smoothly.

Contact Kaylea for any enquiries relating to Sales, Marketing, Events of any general enquiries.  Contact Kaylea

James Wilkie (The Bishop)

Winemaker

Now with loads of vintages under his belt, and trying to get the Chardonnay through malo, having just moved into a new house and left holding the reigns of the winery while Dan is off selling and making wine in Canada, and with a new baby on the way, James is really easy to spot, he is the one with bags under his eyes. James has been part of the winemaking team at the award winning winery Moana Park since 2005. Valedictorian for his year at EIT where he studied Wine Science, James is a passionate hands on winemaker, with a penchant  for Viognier where Moana Park just won top Viognier in World at the World Wine Awards against 14,000 wines. 

Brendon Chandler

Assistant Winemaker

Brendon joins our team while studying Wine Science at EIT. originally from over the Ditch, just again proving we will hire almost anyone, as long as their passion, and skills are up there of course. With a panchant for Alsation aromatic wines and loves working in the red program here at Moana

You can find Brendon in the Cellar, doing all the hard work as we all know "Assistant Winemaker" means the guy that does all the work in the winery right...... Brendon is also in the vineyard looking after all the new plantings of Syrah.

Mat Frear

Brand Ambassador

Domestic Sales

Mat joined Moana Park Winery in December 09. Mat joins us from DB Breweries, and after more than a decade managing Restaurants and Bars around New Zealand. Mat also leads our "research tasting team" as he likes to prove how well our wines stack up agaist everybody elses. He drives over 120,000 km's a year, all mostly under the speed limit, coz the limit is 105 right? and Mat loves cauliflour in his cheese toasties.

If you want to see how Moana Park can help your business grow give him a call on the number below, or an email, by hitting the link above.

Mat - 0212445549

skype - matfrear

Denise Weck

Denise joins us after a many years selling wine for some of the biggest wine brands in the world. Denise is a passionate ambassador for Moana Park, looking after a huge territory from Taupo north


Denise will hapily show you how stocking Moana Park Low Allergen wines will not only give you back your Saturday mornings, but help your business grow.

Contact Denise here Click for email.

Amber Blakesley

Wes Johnson

The Import