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DOG POINT Dog Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Cloudy Bay has lost two important wine men, but the outlook is bright for both sides. There’s a couple of ways to read the recent departure of two of the leading wine men behind New Zealand's most celebrated and phenomenally successful wine label, Cloudy Bay. One, they got a better offer. Two, there was some kind of mid-life crisis involved. Both are probably correct. ''We'd both reached the magical 5-0 and thought: 'S--! If we don't do it now, we never will,''' says former Cloudy Bay viticulturist Ivan Sutherland, speaking on behalf of himself and his ex-Cloudy Bay winemaking partner and friend, James Healy. That explains the mid-life mid-career crisis. And the better offer? To be their own bosses, which they did on January 1 when they became the proprietors of a bit of Marlborough dirt, Dog Point Vineyards. min 6 bottle buy

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GROVE MILL Grove Mill was established in 1988 by a group of local winegrowers and wine enthusiasts. Located in Marlborough, where the Waihopai Valley runs from the mountains to meet the Wairau Valley, Grove Mill is surrounded by a stunning natural environment. It is this environment that has driven the company philosophy to produce premium quality wines with minimal environmental impact min 6 bottle buy

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HUIA HUIA Marlborough, New Zealand At Huia the focus is on handcrafting fi ne, unique wines that express the richness of Marlborough from the vineyard to the bottle. The viticultural techniques that the Allan’s implement, aim to maximise the grape quality in every vintage. Particular attention is paid to controlling yields and canopy management to expose fruit to the sun, providing ripe, healthy grapes. Such care and attention ensures that the natural balance between sugar, acid and fl avour is optimised, creating a delicious degree of balance, texture and palate length in the fi nal blend min 6 bottle buy

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