As well as a passion for fine wine, Philip and Glenn have a shared a love of art, literature and the Nelson landscape, so it is not surprising that Woollaston Estates is home to a collection of works by artists of international renown.

We also offer a significant public exhibition programme in the RH Gallery at Woollaston adjoining the tasting room. The gallery sells and promotes quality work by established and emerging contemporary New Zealand and international artists - committed practitioners whose art is included in major exhibitions and collections. Visitors can enjoy a changing series of exhibitions of contemporary, evocative and stimulating work by well known New Zealand artists including Laurence Aberhart, Raewyn Atkinson, Christine Boswijk, Chris Charteris, Madeleine Child, Scott Eady, Dick Frizzell, Darryn George, Gerda Leenards, Niki Hastings McFall, Elizabeth Thomson, Jeff Thomson, and Toss Woollaston.

In addition to sculptures commissioned and owned by Woollaston Estates, several artworks from Glenn Schaeffer's private collection are on display within the winery or visible from the courtyard and lawn.

Sculptures which can be visited within the winery grounds include Marté Szirmay's magnificent Yantra for Mahana and Andrew Drummond's Cascade on the courtyard outside the tasting room. Visible from the courtyard are Vertical Form, Counter Rotating also by Andrew Drummond and Christine Boswijk's Totems for a Vineyard. The latter two works are from Glenn Schaeffer's private collection and stand in the private grounds adjoining his house.

In the cellars on the ground floor of the winery are Bill Culbert's neon installation, Seven Cs, Neil Dawson's Mahana Dome and two superb tapestries by American artist Ed Moses, as well as three pieces by Auckland painter Noel Ivanoff. These works are accessible to the public when the cellars are used for functions or open for special events.