New Zealand Signature Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Alex Giesen, Giesen Wines.

New Zealand Signature Varietal:

Sauvignon BlancAlex Giesen, Giesen Wines

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc - one of the world’s most acclaimed wines

“No previous wine had shocked thrilled, offended and entranced the world before”

- Oz Clarke (UK)

"Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has become arguably the world's only great new wine style this century”

- Huon Hooke, The Age (Australia)

“ New Zealand has shown that it just might make the world’s best Sauvignon Blanc”

- Charles Laverick, Restaurant Hospitality (USA)

Let’s Taste

Ara Composite Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2009

Giesen The Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2008

A Few Facts and Figures

• First commercially planted in 1973

in Marlborough.

• With 14,735 hectares, it represents

47% of all NZ plantings.

• Marlborough dominates production

with 84% of the Sauvignon Blanc

plantings.

• In year to June 2009 NZ exported

91.7 million litres (81% of all wine

exports).

No Resting on Laurels

Extensive research programme :

To gain better understanding of how character and flavour are achieved and how we can enhance overall quality in the future

Development of styles:

-Within regions beyond Marlborough-Within sub-regions within Marlborough (Awatere, Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys)- Through wine-making techniques