Northeast Wines & Spirits

Early in the 90s Eric Bowers and his wife Beverley found 20 hectares of silty, stony, free draining land at Dashwood in the lower Awatere valley to the south of Blenheim, Marlborough. They formed the company of Clifford Bay Estate Ltd, bought the land and set about vineyard design. Richard Bowling, noted viticulture consultant gave advice and rootstocks of sauvignon blanc, riesling and chardonnay were planted in 1994 and 1995.

Tasting notes for Clifford Bay Estate Wines are here

Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2010 won 4 1/2 Star from Michael Copper’s Buyers Guide 2011