ASTROLABE

Astrolabe is a family owned and operated winery founded by first generation winemaker Simon Waghorn and his wife, Jane, in Marlborough in 1996. Simon has been honing his craft over thirty six years and has established a benchmark style of sauvignon blanc that reflects an unparalleled diversity of vineyard sources. Careful site selection, expert picking decisions, delicate fruit handling and astute blending are the hallmarks of his Marlborough wines. Simon is fascinated by the distinctive qualities of the Wairau Valley, Awatere Valley and Kekerengu Coast sub-regions, whether bottled alone or blended as part of the Province range.

First generation winemaker Simon Waghorn has been honing his craft over thirty six years and has established a benchmark style of Sauvignon Blanc that reflects an unparalleled diversity of vineyard sources. Careful site selection, expert picking decisions, delicate fruit handling and astute blending are the hallmarks of his Marlborough Province wines. Simon is an advocate of sub-regional expression in Marlborough and chooses to highlight the character of these sub-regions in his Valleys range, with wines from the Awatere Valley or the Kekerengu Coast. Simon’s Vineyards wines are selected from smaller parcels of fruit and showcase alternative winemaking techniques with a focus on texture and complexity. Simon crafts a range of beautiful wines that express the purity and intensity of fruit flavours afforded by the climate and soils of the Marlborough region.