THE CROWDED HOUSE STORY

In the Crowded world of wine, New Zealand is paradise for Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. New Zealand’s best wine growing regions form the foundations of Crowded House.

New Zealand’s unique and diverse wine regions offer constant challenge in both the viticultural and winemaking aspects of wine production, which provides me the opportunity to be creative. As such there is an urgency to winemaking. You only get so many chances and the seasons offer unique potential to make a truly great or interesting wine. I am not afraid to do things differently to others and I like to experiment. The result is Crowded House - it’s all about taking a fresh new look at classic New Zealand wines.

Picturesque Crowded House vineyard

MARLBOROUGH REGION

When the first growers planted grapes in Marlborough in the 1970s (there is evidence of plantings as early as 1870s), it is unlikely they would have foreseen the extent of the growth and fame that the region’s wine industry would achieve, based upon a single varietal called Sauvignon Blanc. The distinctive pungency and zest fruit flavours of the first Marlborough wines, in particular Sauvignon Blanc, captured the imagination of the country's winemakers as well as international wine commentators and consumers and sparked an unparalleled boom in vineyard development. Worldwide interest in Marlborough wines, particularly Sauvignon Blanc, has continued to fuel that regional wine boom.

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