South Island
Marlborough  Overview:
Since the first vines were planted in 1973, Marlborough has grown to become New Zealand's largest and best known winegrowing region. Worldwide interest in Marlborough wines, particularly Sauvignon Blanc, has fuel a regional wine boom.
Sauvignon Blanc is the most planted grape variety with Chardonnay in second place, followed by Pinot Noir and Riesling. Sauvignon Blanc may be the star but Marlborough has also earned an enviable reputation for Méthode Traditionelle sparkling wines as well as a wide range of both white and red table wines.
Terroir & Environment:
The free-draining, alluvial loams and abundant sunshine with cool nights and a long growing season help to build and maintain the vibrant and zesty fruit flavours for which Marlborough is now famous.
Renowned for:
Sauvignon Blanc, Sparkling Wines, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling.
C’ellar Vie Estates of Interest:
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| Braided River |
Duets (Sparkling) |
O:TU |
Vidal |
| Cable Bay |
Geisen |
Oyster Bay |
Villa Maria |
| Clifford Bay |
Hunters |
Pelorus (Brut) |
Wild Rock |
| Clos Henri |
Kim Crawford |
Rabbit Ranch |
Wither Hills |
| Cloudy Bay |
Nautilus (Brut) |
Stoneleigh |
Yealands |
| Delta |
Nobilo |
Vavasour |
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Overview:
Central Otago is New Zealand’s highest and the world’s most southerly wine region. “Wines with altitude” is the slogan. A new, but rapidly expanding wine area, there are several main grape growing areas. The largest area is around Cromwell. Pinot Noir is the region’s dominant grape variety, a status that seems certain to be maintained if demand and accolades are any measure. Pinot Grigio ranks second with Chardonnay and Riesling placed a distant third and fourth.
The wines of Central Otago have a purity, intensity and vibrancy that seem totally appropriate to anyone who has visited the region and breathed the pure mountain air!
Terroir & Environment:
Central Otago is also New Zealand’s only true continental climate located away from the coast and with greater extremes of daily and seasonal temperatures than are found in any of the country’s maritime regions. Soil structures vary dramatically from those of other regions with heavy deposits of mica and schists in silt loams.
Renowned for:
Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio
C’ellar Vie Estates of Interest:
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| Maude |
Shaky Bridge |
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| Mt Difficulty |
Wooing Tree |
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| Rabbit Ranch |
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