Seresin are very close to the soil which grows their grapes. Adherance to principles of environmental sustainability means organically grown, hand tended vines, raised on a cornerstone of working in harmony with nature. Vines that sprout berries exhibiting the distinctive expression of Marlborough are located in the cooler western end of Wairau Valley. Free draining soils and extended ripening conditions suit the style which is Seresin, minimal intervention allows the layers of flavour to evolve.

Secret Stone know from things Marlborough. Nothing but the choicest fruit will do, to be crafted by an award winning team into an intensely fragrant, generously proportioned wine with effusive fruit flavours and clean, lingering finish. No expense is spared in accessing the finest vineyards, retaining the best winemaking team, isolating the finest quality Sauvignon Blanc and applying the most adroit vinification techniques.

Named for the rare and precious greenstone hidden beneath the riverbeds throughout New Zealand's South Island, Secret Stone is sculpted into a veritable gem of a wine, inspired by the ancient local secrets and traditions which are passed down from one generation to the next. Nestled within these greenstone heartlands, lies the Marlborough region, idyllically suited to white varietial grapes. Pinot Gris excels, producing richly textured wines with ripe flavours expressing the region's characteristic articulation of tropical fruits, bound by refreshing acidity.

Secret Stone has followed up its runaway success at Sauvignon Blanc with a sensational sequel of Marlborough Chardonnay. Quality of fruit is the key, Marlborough grows remarkably good white wine grapes, the Secret Stone team retain access to the best vineyards. A brisk vinification into a seamless post modern styling matches the excellence of fruit with maximum drinkability factor. The aperitif of choice and perfect with good food, pair it off with white pasta recipes, scallops or chicken over tossed papardelle, crème fraîche and dill.

Saint Clair continue to deliver Marlborough's most internationally lauded Sauvignon Blanc. The winemaking team are on a perpetual odyssey, to isolate and retain Marlborough's finest harvests, capable of producing wines with intense regionality. A consistent outperformer, St Clair has claimed trophy for top New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc over £10 at the London Decanter World Wine Awards, gold medals and champion trophy at the Liquorland Top 1OO, an impressive 4 star rating by Cuisine Magazine and a breathtaking 5 Winestate stars.

Pioneer Block One lies just east of Blenheim township, it was once part of the Wairau flood plain and accumulated layers of idyllic, deep free draining soils over the millennia. This is the vineyard where Saint Clair discovered the remarkable quality of fruit which was to become the world famous Wairau Reserve. It is often one of the very last blocks to be harvested, its mineral intensity and rich salty finish makes a lengthy, memorable wine.

Central Otago is renowned for its stunning scenery of rugged mountains and picturesque lakes. Rockburn is bounded on the west by mountains whose seaward slopes are covered by rain forest, to the east is a barren, moon Iike landscape that receives less than 25mm of rain a year. Situated between these extremes, Rockburn's vines yield a stunning wine, one has only to taste a Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir to be completely won over by its elegantly perfumed nose, lifted violet fragrances and earthy, forest floor sensations on the rich, generous palate.

By the illustrious Vavasour of Awatere, one of the protagonists of vigorously fruit driven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.It's not just the grinding westerly winds or the imposing presence of Tapuae-O-Uenuku. Deep, rocky soils and arid climesall make a contribution to the inimitable character, flavour and texture of Vavasour's wines.

The frigid climes and inhospitable terroirs of Cromwell Basin are idyll for Sauvignon Blanc of defined Central Otago regionality. The combination of chilled winds and stony alluvial soils enthuse vines to yield small crops of parched and intensely flavoured grapes, brimming with vigorous fruit characters, while offering the balance and structure for the realization of bold white wines in suave old world styling. The Sauvignon Blanc of choice to accompany braised white meats, the freshest fried fish, or a gourmandise blanquette de lapin.

A 19th century grazier with a sheep station overrun by rabbits, Mr. MacGregor tried unsuccessfully to reduce the population by catching them and turning them into pies. The locals took up the challenge but the plague continued. Eventually MacGregor decided to plant vines and make a decent Pinot Noir to go with all the pie he was eating. Rabbit Ranch is made to a very soft, fruit forward, low tannin style. Beautifully aromatic, textural with the characteristic Otago richness, clean and endowed with exquisite balance, a wine to be savoured and supped.

Rabbits and livestock coexisted on the Central Otago sheep station for many years, but the four legged grazers couldn't keep up with the nocturnal activities of wild bunnies and became hopelessly outnumbered. They were driven off the land and were last seen heading north. The owner of Rabbit Ranch tried a number of measures to clean the property of rabbits but was unsuccessful. In the end, Mr McGregor decided to find a recipe for rabbit, appetizing to all, which would rid him of his rodent problem, while providing a suitable culinary match to his own, home grown Pinot Gris wine.

Ra Nui believe that the wine is in the grape, focus is primarily on the vineyard, everything that comes after is meant to capture and preserve quality of fruit. Grapes are grown to the time honoured traditions of healthy soils, ample sun and good old fashioned love of the job. Much of the harvest is picked by hand, to be treated to a combination of new and old world vinification techniques, the ultimate aim being being to achieve a Sauvignon Blanc as articulate as a cornucopia of freshly cut fruit, decidedly Marlborough in a glass.

Ra Nui stands for Marlborough, the realization of the finest Pinot Noir from a very special terroir. An intense construct, crafted for serious Pinotphiles, Ra Nui reflects choice selection of clone and rootstock, in combination with low yields, sensible oak and rich lees treatments. Grapes are principally sourced from the Ra Nui Summer Valley Vineyard, situated near the town of Blenheim under the lee of Wither Hills. A small, devotedly managed site, planted to Dijon clones 115 and 667, 777 and Abel, yielding low harvests of small berries with concentrated flavours.

Bendigo is a slightly newer viticultural precinct of Central Otago, the largest quartz reef deposit in New Zealand runs directly beneath the vines. Established to industrial mining in 1862, the historic town of Bendigo is gaining new renown, this time for the most cogent and compelling vintages of Central Otago Pinot Noir. Selective pickings, whole bunches and a gentle hand plunge of wild yeast ferments, pressed into French oak barriques for malolactic and age. A generously proportioned and effusive Central Otago Pinot Noir of great texture, substance and complexity.

Central Otago produces the new world's weightiest and most distinctive Pinot Noir. The vinification techniques at Quartz Reef however are very much in keeping with the traditional practices of the old world. Pinot Noir clones 10/5 and 5, 115 and 667, 777 and Abel are all hand picked off a closely planted, steep slope at Bendigo, a small percentage of whole bunches are retained. A week of cold soak and gentle hand plunging of indigenous yeast ferments are followed by maceration and pressing into a selection of seasoned and new French oak barrels for malolactic and maturation.

From a single parcel of late ripened Pinot Gris, planted to a steep half hectare block on Prophet's Home Vineyard. The recipe for making Vin de Paille dates back to 800BC, grapes are selectively hand picked onto racks and dried in the loft of a barn for several weeks, slowly whole bunch pressed and treated to thirteen months of ferment through the action of wild indigenous yeasts. A beguilingly layered and complex wine of extraordinary freshness and imposing structure, only sixty dozen bottles are made with each vintage.

Prophet's Rock were established in 1999, with a view to finding sites like no other. Rocky Point Vineyard is such a place, planted to some of the steepest blocks in Central Otago, at the rugged southern extremes of Bendigo. The challenging slopes are drenched in the daytime sunshine, as the rough and stony, free draining soils store the invaluable heat, warming the vines overnight. The Pinot Noir ripens earlier on Rocky Point Vineyard, realizing minimal yields of beautifully perfumed, structured yet supple wines which drink brilliantly in their youth.

The Home block at Prophet's Rock hosts a rare mix of soils, schist and quartz clays over a lens of alkaline chalk, all serving to stimulate the auspicious vines. Grapes are all fully destemmed and treated to a minimalist, hands off style of vinification, aimed at permiting the wine to make itself, uninfluenced and unperturbed. A succulent expression of Central Otago at its most exquisite, a jubilee of cherries, mineral and mace, seamless of tannin, graceful and intense. An extremely limited release from a tiny parcel of the most superlative vines, a mere sixty dozen bottles of vintage.

An assemblage of parcels Pinot Gris from the Home and Rocky Point vineyards, two warmer sites of Central Otago which yield a magnificently aromatic Pinot Gris. Hand picked grapes are whole bunch pressed and treated to an Alsace style of vinification, wild yeast ferments in small vessels followed by an extended term of age on sedimentery lees for texture and palate richness. Listed on Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck winelist and Winner Air New Zealand Fine Wine, Prophets Rock Pinot Gris is defined by its wonderful quince perfumes, mineral structure and remarkable freshness.

Prophet Rock's Home Vineyard was planted to a north facing terrac, high above the Bendigo Station homestead, to panoramic vistas across river terraces of Cromwell Basin and stoic mountains of Pisa Range. An opportune confluence of soils, aspect and clime translate into harvests of intensely flavoured Pinot Noir. Vinification to a regimen of minimalist handling techniques, a gentle ferment through the action of wild, indigenous yeasts, followed by eighteen months in oak, encourages the wine to make itself and to fulfill the promise of Central Otago's most remarkable terroir.

Prophet's Rock are a member of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, the aim is to make the most articulate Central Otago wines in the most natural way, from fruit grown to an environmentally balanced vineyard. There's a single hectare of Riesling at Rocky Point vineyard, planted to opportune schist rock soils, it receives a lot of attention from the devout vineyard team. Yields are extremely low, averaging only 300 cases per vintage. A wild yeast ferment in small vessels and a term of age on sedimentery lees makes a structured Riesling style of vibrant floral citrus over strong underlying minerality.

A joint effort by Prophet Rock's Paul Pujol and Bonnes Mares Musigny maestro François Millet. The most superior parcels of Pinot Noir were selected by Millet from the Prophet's Home Vineyard, a magnificent site on a high elevation, steep glacial terrace at Bendigo. Ferments are plunged only once and moved without any pumps into a sellection of Rémond Allier for a judicious term of maturation. The traditional old world handling techniques meet the excellence of new world fruit, in a pas de deux which defines the sublime elegance of Central Otago Pinot Noir.