FORREST ESTATE

The story of Forrest will always be firmly connected to the world-class wine-growing region of Marlborough.

For many generations, the Forrest family have called Marlborough their home. Even when John and Brigid Forrest led successful scientific research and medicine careers, they left it all behind to try their hand at a reasonably green New Zealand wine industry in the late 1980s. .

With their first vintage coming in 1990 — the result of an over-filled red wine fermenter “accidentally” birthing a trophy-winning Merlot Rosé — Forrest has been enjoying success after success ever since. Fast forward over 30 years, and Forrest is set for generations. .

At Forrest, flavour starts from the soil and ends long after pouring the last drop. All wine is crafted with a focus on individual flavour, not utilising every last grape from the vine nor fussing over numbers on a spreadsheet. Forrest picks small parcels of fruit, constantly enhancing flavours to craft new, distinct and often world-class wines.