Investing in the natural beauty and diversity of the land flows naturally from our activities as winemakers.

We have planted more than 15,000 native plants in Marlborough and 6,000 further south in Waipara, with another 5,500 scheduled for planting in the coming year.

The planting project is part of the company ’s comprehensive sustainability programme.
The aim is not only to beautify our vineyards, but also to re-establish native plants where past agricultural activity has displaced them.

The programme includes gardens around buildings, the re-vegetation of non-productive areas around vineyards as well as the restoration of wetlands.

We purposely select the best plant matches for different parts of Marlborough, preferably those that were prevalent before human intervention. This includes local species such as meulenbeckia, silver tussock, native broom, cabbage trees, toi toi and carex varieties.