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Three Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wines have been named in Wine Spectator magazine's Top 100 Wines of 2022, with Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc ranked 13, as the top scoring wine from New Zealand.
That's an honour in itself says found Kevin Judd.
"It is also humbling to be sitting alongside so many iconic international wineries."
The Astrolabe Sauvignon Blanc Awatere Valley 2020 and McBride Sisters Collection Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2021 also made the list of 100, along with Central Otago's Burn Cottage for its 2019 Pinot Noir from the Burn Cottage Vineyard.
Wine Spectator describes their annual Top 100 Wines list as a collection of the most exciting wines discovered in blind tastings over the past year.
Their editor team reviewed more than 8,800 wines, and nearly 60% of those rated 90 points or higher.
In November 2019 we promised ourselves we'd take it a bit slower in 2020, having had five overseas trips since the previous October - two to Aussie and three long hauls which included Hong Kong, Japan, China, USA, England, Russia, Italy, Ireland and Jersey, totaling four months on the road, phew.
Alex Judd's memories of growing up amid Marlborough vines include being stuck in the backseat of the car while his dad took photos from its roof.
After 25 years focussed on sustainability, Astrolabe Wines is now aiming for Toitū carbonzero certification.
Arabella Waghorn once felt awkward about joining the family business in Marlborough, suspecting people would consider her a “spoilt brat”.
If you think Sauvignon Blanc comes in one style and one style only, think again. And if you think that Sauvignon Blanc has to be drunk immediately, you also should think again.
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