Hawaii is currently home to three commercial wineries. O’ahu’s Diamond Head Winery is a small-batch winery that is not commercial in a conventional sense, as its wine production is determined by custom orders.

Located at an elevation of 2,000 feet, Tedeschi Vineyards has been in operation since 1974. It is currently situated on the slopes of Haleakala, a dormant volcano on the eastern part of Maui. After vines were first planted in 1974, vintners experimented with pineapple wine while waiting for the vines to mature, and the product turned out to be incredibly popular. While Tedeschi Vineyards continued to make pineapple wine, the first grape harvest resulted in a successful first grape wine: Maui Brut Sparkling. Today, their annual production includes sparkling, pineapple, grape, and raspberry dessert wine.

The state’s other major wine producer is Volcano Winery, located at an elevation of 4,000 feet on the Big Island’s active volcano Kilauea. Ever since this winery opened in 1896, it has been home to creative experimentation, combining grape blends with exotic fruits such as star fruit, passion fruit, and papaya. The winery also has released a honey wine, and in 2006, the winery developed a Tea-infused wine, using their signature Macadamia Nut Honey wine and black teas.