The Wrekin Vineyard lies within its own small valley located on the north facing slopes of the Fairhall Valley. It is part of a sub-region of Marlborough known as the Southern Valleys.

This wine is made by Jeremy Hyland (vigneron) and winemaker Hätsch Kalberer offering and offers intense orange blossom and stone fruit on the nose. All the classic aromatics of a Chenin Blanc. The palate is dry and broad with focused crisp acidity balanced with rich lime and pear.

The Wrekin Vineyard lies within its own small valley located on the north facing slopes of the Fairhall Valley. It is part of a sub-region of Marlborough known as the Southern Valleys.

This wine showcases the outstanding 2015 growing season for Pinot Noir and is made by Jeremy Hyland (vigneron) and winemaker H?tsch Kalberer.

Red and dark berries intertwine with maraschino cherries and the more savoury tones of Mediterranean herbs. The tannins are soft and integrated, an Iron fist in a silk glove.

Laya is a banging Spanish red made from a blend of heat loving Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell, both of which thrive in the dry arid climate of Spain and in this wine their big bold flavours are well balanced by being grown on vineyards at altitude. This wine is made from grapes grown at 700 to 1000 metres above sea level on limestone soils; two factors that encourage great quality grapes, which express themselves in high quality wines, thanks to the closer than usual proximity to the sun and the cool nights, which stretch out the growing season and provides refreshing acidity to the grapes.

Oak maturation was brief, which soften this wine, adding complexity.

Tasting Note: Light bodied with perfectly balanced umami, silky texture, smooth flavour and subtle fruit aromas, Zenkuro Junmai Daiginjo is best served cold, and enjoyed together with your favourite food, family and friends. Complete satisfaction is assured! “Expressive aromas of ripe peaches, nashi pear, kumquat and green melon. Strawberry, white nectarine and fennel notes evident with a background of perfumed white lillies. Juicy kiwifruit and pear sweep smoothly over the palate, barely disguising a backbone of minerality with a crisp, clean finish. Balance, light texture and a restrained elegance are the key elements. Drink super cold to experience the acidic edge. Drink with your favourite food from the sea, just barely seared or raw such as sashimi, ceviche or sushi. Will suit most shellfish and is perfect for the sweetness of scampi, pearl meat or abalone. This sake suits the spectrum of light meats like fish, chicken, veal or thinly sliced pork. It would sit beautifully with garden vegetables, caesar salad, salad nicoise and a green pea risotto. With cheese – a pairing with camembert, brie, mozzarella or stracciatella is recommended.” – Melissa Mills of Sake Connect, Melbourne

Exceptional dry, flinty and complex Sauvignon Blanc made with grapes grown in the Awatere Valley, the cooler climate area in this terraced valley, south of Blenheim. 

This wine is made from 100% Awatere grapes, which provides it with a flinty, fresh style where blackcurrant leaf, tomato leaf and green herbal flavours are all supported by super refreshing acidity and a long finish.

This is a consistently outstanding Sauvignon Blanc, which highlights another string to Marlborough's white wine bow.

The story of Astrolabe

Diversity, history and family ownership are among the reasons to try the outstanding range of wines from Astrolabe, which was founded in 1996 in Marlborough by winemaker Simon Waghorn and his partner in life and wine, Jane. 

Simon has forged a reputation for being one of New Zealand's most respected producers of aromatic white wines after winning an almost embarrassingly long string of awards for his Sauvignon Blancs. He has also forged a name for adventurously diverse winemaking - he produces dry flinty whites from the most southern vineyard in Marlborough at Kekerengu on the coast about an hour's drive south of Blenheim. He is the only winemaker to produce wines from here. 

He is also one of the few in this country to make Albarino, Chenin Blanc and a consistently outstanding range of wines from the organically certified hillside sloping site that is the Wrekin Vineyard in Marlborough. 

The winery remains family owned and is now run by two generations, including Simon and Jane as well as their adult daughters. 

Rochefort Trappistes 6  has a reddish-brown colour with amber-gold highlights; soft body leads to earthy flavours and an herbal character. Refined, soft spiciness in the bouquet finishes with a bit caramel. Bottle-conditioned for soft natural carbonation. 

7.5% ABV

Best Before: 2030/03/11

Vine Meets Bine - Pinot Noir 2023 [6.6% ABV]
For this beer we were able to get hold of some freshly pressed
whole cluster pinot noir grapes from A Thousand Gods Wines that
had undergone a process of carbonic maceration. We placed the
grape pomace into some fermenters and looked through the barrel
cellar to find a complimentary barrel. We found a 3 year old ex
Rose barrel filled with a mixed ferment blonde sour beer that had
plenty of rich oak notes and some gentle acidity and funkiness. We
transferred the beer on top of the grape skins and let it age for
a few more months before bottling.

Vine Meets Bine - Viognier 2023 [6.5% ABV]
For this beer, we were able to get some freshly pressed Viognier
grape skins from our friends at A Thousand Gods Wines. We placed
the grape pomace into some fermenters and looked through the
barrel cellar to find a complementary barrel. To complement the
delicate characteristics of the Viognier, we selected a young
barrel aged mixed ferment wild ale that had some nice soft acidity
and fruity esters. We transferred the beer on top of the grape
skins and let it age for a year before bottling. The result is a
fresh and vibrant meeting of a barrel aged mixed ferment sour ale
with notes of pineapple, peach, and orange blossom from the
grapes.

Wellingtonian John Porter is a lawyer by day and winemaker by night, at least that's how his small production Pinot Noirs began life when he and his family first planted vines in Martinborough in 1992. 

This wine drinks beautifully now at five years old with fresh, delicate red fruit flavours over a core of savoury complexity and great structure providing length and texture to this wine. We think it represents great value for money and still has further time to evolve in the bottle, for those with the willpower to do so.

All the grapes in this wine were hand picked, fermented in small tanks and aged in French oak with a modest proportion of new oak. 

Martinborough Pinot Noir at its best with earthy aromas, dried red fruit flavours and freshness. Kereru is the brainchild of lawyer-winemaker, John Porter, who donates a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every bottle of Kereru Pinot Noir towards the upkeep and maintenance of a block of restored land with the aim of retaining its restoration into native forest for future generations.

This is a lighter Pinot style which still possesses lovely ripe fruit, gentle spice and driving acidity.

Kettle soured wheat, lightly salted and infused with white peaches - a delicate three way salty, sweet and sour balancing act. A little bit of white mischief in a beer where anything gose.

Brewed for Wellington On A Plate 2015.

Salted White Peach Sour - 2.9% ABV

Cereal Milk. Let's be honest, it's the best bit of breakfast in a bowl.

 Here in this beer we've combined this creamy comfort food with the rich, roast character of the milk stout. Brewed with corn flakes, oats, chocolate wheat and a generous dose of milk sugar, Cereal Milk Stout is rich, smooth and redolent of the sweet remnants of the breakfast bowl. Grab a spoon and dig in. 

4.7% ABV

Duncan's - This beer is the Mango Lassi of east coast IPA's.  Brewed with mango, vanilla, lactose and a tonne of tropical fruity hops.

6.3% ABV.

Yum yum is a Japanese style lager brewed with Yuzu to give a big refreshing citrus hit.  yuzu is a type of Japanese citrus that has similar flavours to lemon, grapefruit and lime.

4.7% ABV.

Introducing Altos Margaritas, a convenient take on the top trending Margarita Cocktail, made with premium tequila and all natural flavours, served in tall slim line premium 330ml cans.