MARGRAIN

Family owned since 1992, Margrain Vineyard offers a complete vineyard experience. Set in the heart of the Martinborough vineyard area, the company's aim since the outset has been to grow top quality grapes and produce wines of excellence. In pursuit of this goal no compromise has been made.Since our inception Margrain Vineyard has quietly gained a reputation for producing a wide range of exceptional wines that exude both complexity and charm. Margrain Home Block Pinot Noir is our flagship wine, generally very savoury with an assertive texture and an enticing wet forest floor earthiness combined with rich black fruit flavours and a characteristically delicate smokiness wafting through. Whites in our portfolio include the elegant Margrain Chardonnay, the off dry, highly complex Margrain Riesling, the delicate and decidedly moreish Margrain Pinot Rose and the Margrain Sauvignon Blanc.

Strat Canning

Strat Canning, a quietly confident and somewhat understated winemaker, started with the company in 1996, in time for the second Margrain vintage.He has an Oenology Degree from Charles Sturt University in Australia and his previous industry experience included stints as assistant winemaker, and of equal importance, as vineyard manager.He has had a key role in development of both viticulture and wine style and is keen to ensure there is no barrier between vineyard and winery efforts.