On the shores of Lake Waikare, the third largest lake in NZ, Te Kauwhata enjoys atypically dry, warm conditions through March and April, the key ripening months for grapes.

• 新西兰的葡萄种植研究站于1897成立在这里，所以帝卡霍达一直是纽西兰传统的葡萄酒酿制区。