A team effort to create a wine that epitomises Marlborough Pinot Gris has been recognised at the Marlborough Wine Show, sponsored by QuayConnect.

Dashwood Pinot Gris 2024 picked up the Label and Litho Champion Pinot Gris trophy at the show this year, confirming its status as a quintessential taste of Marlborough.

The Marlborough Wine Show aims to champion excellence and provenance, and promote diversity of wines grown in New Zealand’s largest wine region.

Winemaker Susan van der Pol said the wine had been the result of a shared effort between growers and winemakers to create a Marlborough Pinot Gris to be proud of. She shares a little bit more about it below…

Rapaura Springs Reserve Pinot Gris 2023 has won the Label and Litho Champion Pinot Gris at the 2023 Marlborough Wine Show, sponsored by QuayConnect.

It’s the second year in a row Rapaura Springs has been recognised at the awards, last year taking the trophy for the champion current vintage Chardonnay.

Winemaker Michael Bann says the company has a non-negotiable commitment to quality from the vineyard right through to the winery. He tells how this commitment is continuously helping them to achieve quality, award-winning wines…

When it comes to the Marlborough wine scene, Pinot Gris is a relatively new kid on the block. But it hasn’t taken long for it to make its mark in the region.

On May 17, we’ll be celebrating International Pinot Gris Day and Marlborough’s second-most produced white wine, following Sauvignon Blanc.