Marlborough Wine

Over the last 40 years, Marlborough has become famous the world over for a particular style of wine. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc went from a standing start to become one of the world’s most popular wine styles, largely via a wealth of zesty, zippy renderings that were remarkably consistent in their gooseberry, lemongrass and passionfruit character. Today, while the popularity of that style shows no sign of slowing down, producers are also branching out to more nuanced and varied renderings of ‘Savvy B’, sometimes lent added texture and weight via oak ageing or wild yeasts. Meanwhile, the region as a whole has shown that it is far from a one-trick pony, with Marlborough Pinot Noir and Chardonnay also building a fine reputation thanks to such stellar producers as Dog Point and Greywacke.