Stanley Estate Wine Tasting

Taste some of the finest New Zealand Wines with founder and winemaker Mr. Steve Pellett from Stanley Estate Wines

Join us for an informal evening with founder and winemaker Steve Pellet.

Stanley Estates Ltd - Our vineyards

We started work the day we arrived on our new block of bare land in the Awatere Valley in June 2003, planting 7 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and 3 hectares of Pinot Noir with Dijon clones in our stony Dashwood loam soils. Two years later we bought a neighbouring small block called “Little Oasis”, which was already planted with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. This block has really stony riverbed soils. In 2006 we transformed another bare land block, just opposite us across the southern side of the Stafford Creek, into Sauvignon Blanc. This we call the SECC block.

"Stanley Estates: Wines with a Sense of Adventure

Kiwis are known for their discerning palate when it comes to fine-tasting wine. After all, nothing caps a meal or celebrations better than a glass of pinot noir or Awatere valley wine. Here at Stanley Estates, we are proud to serve delicious wines with character, from one of the finest New Zealand wineries.

We are extremely passionate about wine—we live and breathe anything and everything about this favoured drink. While there are other places where you could buy New Zealand wine, Stanley Estates offers a different experience. Our wines come from luscious vineyards in Blenheim, looked after with a love and experience built all over the world, guaranteeing wines with a sense of adventure.

Awatere Valley single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Albariño... with Lagrein and Chardonnay coming in 2015

Bridget Ennals and Steve Pellett travelled the world to find a place to put down their roots. They found that place at the top of New Zealand’s South Island, under the cool gaze of Mount Tapuae-O-Uenuku (the footprint of the rainbow) in Marlborough’s spectacular Awatere Valley.

The Awatere Valley’s sunny days and cool nights ripen grapes slowly, allowing them to develop herbaceous flavours and gooseberry tastes – distinctively different to the sauvignon produced elsewhere in Marlborough."