New World Wine Awards 2025: Judges highlight Aotearoa’s best

The Hunting Lodge Seasonal Albariño Marlborough 2025 was named Champion White Wine at the New World Wine Awards 2025, while Champion Sauvignon Blanc went to the Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2024, described as "opulent with intense fruit and herb aromas and salty acidity".

According to the 2024 Marlborough Vineyard Monitoring Report, one third of surveyed grape growers had either started long spur pruning of Sauvignon Blanc vines or planned on trialling it over winter 2024, citing cost savings as motivation.

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