The Vavasours arrived in New Zealand and established themselves in the Awatere Valley in 1890 with the first vintage in 1989. It’s not just the grinding winds from the west or the imposing presence of Tapuae-O-Uenuku, the towering peak that looms over Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. It’s the deep, rocky soils formed millions of years ago by relentless glaciers that moulded the landscape, the arid climate marked by sun-drenched days and cold nights that shape the inimitable character, flavours and textures of Vavasour wines.