Cloudy Bay Vineyards

Coordinates: 41°29′30″S 173°52′46″E / 41.49170°S 173.8795°E / -41.49170; 173.8795
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Cloudy Bay Vineyards is a winery based in the

Sauvignon Blanc wines in the 1980s and was instrumental in establishing New Zealand's international reputation for white wine.[1] It was acquired by Champagne house Veuve Clicquot in 2003 and is now a LVMH brand.[2]

History

Cloudy Bay Vineyard

Cloudy Bay winery was established in 1985 by David Hohnen, the founder of Margaret River winery Cape Mentelle Vineyards. The winery was named after Cloudy Bay, the stretch of coast named by James Cook during his voyage to New Zealand in 1770.

The winery brought New Zealand

Sauvignon Blanc to world-wide attention in the 1980s when its first vintages were reviewed by British wine writer Oz Clarke, who wrote that New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is “arguably the best in the world”.[3] Wine writer George Taber recounts that Cloudy Bay is “what many people consider to be the world's best Sauvignon Blanc.”[4] In 2003, Hohnen sold his remaining shares of Cloudy Bay Vineyards to Veuve Clicquot, bringing the winery under the full ownership of multinational luxury goods firm LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.[2] In 2014 it acquired its own Central Otago vineyards, its first expansion outside of Marlborough, by purchasing the Northburn Station vineyards and cellar door.[5]

Location

The Cloudy Bay winery buildings are located in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley, approximately 8 kilometres north-west of Blenheim. Cellar doors are located at the winery in Marlborough and at Northburn Station in Central Otago.

Wines produced

The winery is primarily noted for its Sauvignon Blanc wines, the first New Zealand wines to be exported in the 1980s, and still represent the majority of its production.

Pinot Noir
from Central Otago.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Campbell, Bob (30 July 2003). "Founder of Cloudy Bay and Cape Mentelle Steps Down". Wine Spectator. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ Rachman, Gideon (16 December 1999). "The globe in a glass". The Economist.
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  5. ^ a b Bell, Cathie (14 April 2014). "Cloudy Bay in Central Otago deal". Marlborough Express. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Stuff.