http://www.limerock.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.limerock.co.nz en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:54:02 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.limerock.co.nz/blog/post/33253/Our-Kota-label/ Our second label is Kota (meaning shell in the local Maori language) and shows an illustration or picture of one of the large oyster shells from our 3 million year old seabed. Some of the shells are as large as a bottle and also include scallop shells and barnacles. When these are crushed under the pressure of overlying layers they form a limestone called Coquina, which forms the base layer of our vineyard. This  type of limestone has a soft, crumbly structure and is free dra... Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:09:32 +1300 http://www.limerock.co.nz/blog/#post33253