Marlborough...been, come and gone??

While a blogger's humble opinion is just that, being in the heart of the industry we hear many things on the grapevine. A while back we heard that a prominent Marlborough winery had applied and receive a permit to dispose of millions of litres of 2009 Sauv Blanc into the ocean. We won't name the winery but 2009 was a vintage of extreme proportions in Marlborough. We see in store that many wineries are re-positioning themselves in a lower (sometimes substantially lower) price bracket in a bid to make way for the 2010 vintage which is also shaping up as a big one. Maybe it's time to rip up vines and consolidate. There is only so much Sauvignon Blanc that we can drink!