Spy Valley Wines

NEW WORLD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR! Sommelier Wine Awards 2014 30 May 2014

The Sommelier Wine Awards is a wine competition with a difference. Focused entirely on wines aimed at the on-trade, since it started in 2007 it has grown to become the key competition for wines trying to increase their presence in hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants, as well as the first point of reference for the UK's on-trade ...

Established in 1993 and planted on land considered too hard, too dry and unfertile for wine production, Spy Valley has since become one of Marlborough's finest cool climate vineyards. In 1993 Bryan and Jan Johnson established the first of their 380 acres of Johnson Estate vineyards. Pioneers in what was then a Marlborough sub region, the Lower Waihopai development continued with fruit being grown and sold to other wine companies.

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Johnson Estate is the family owned vineyards that supplies fruit to both the Spy Valley and Envoy ranges of wines. Over 400 acres of vineyards are sited in the lower Waihopai Valley on the terraces of the Omaka River and the Wairau Valley. Predominantly flat, three distinct land types are encountered, each subject to their own microclimatic influences.

1. Johnson Estate - Combination of very young, stony free draining lower riverside t...

The winemaking team, lead by chief winemaker Paul Bourgeois, prides itself on their ability to produce world class wines year after year. Working closely with the viticultural team allows accurate collaboration on wine style and direction. With a focus on cool climate aromatic white wines and terroir driven Pinot Noir the winemakers time is spent increasing their knowledge and perfecting their skills.

With nine varieties of grapes and a wid...

Lake Timara Lodge is one of New Zealand's most luxurious and private Lodges. Located near the rural township of Blenheim in the province of Marlborough, Lake Timara Lodge is set amongst 600 acres of land, including 25 acres of one of New Zealand's most beautiful gardens.

The gardens include sweeping lawns, fully mature - some more than a century old - native and exotic trees, a five acre, man-made lake and an extensive and immaculately...