New Zealand’s most famous wine region has been transformed in the last three or four decades. The once withered sheep farming area has become an almost contiguous vineyard, dotted with wineries. The population, too, has become more cosmopolitan, with many settlers from other winegrowing parts of the world.

What makes Marlborough unique in the world of wine is that you’ll only taste good wines – everywhere you go, you’ll find those unmistakable Marlborough characters in wines produced to at least a high professional standard. True to type, Brancott, as pioneers of the region, also built the most prominent wine tourism facility, at Marlborough’s original winery.