| Spy Valley is located in Marlboro New Zealand and | | | | are actually leaving the land better then they originally |
| since its inception in 1993 has been growing some of | | | | found it. Some of these steps include waste water |
| the most impressive fruit in all of the New Zealand | | | | recycling (used to water the vineyard), organic mulch |
| wine industry. Starting in 2000 the winery started | | | | made from excess vine cuttings, achieving 100% |
| producing wines under their own name instead of | | | | recycling including all glass bottles used on the |
| simply selling the fruit and the results certainly speak | | | | property (mostly done on site), going as far as to |
| for themselves. | | | | have a resident pig living on site so that no food |
| Focused on the French ideal of terrior Spy Valley | | | | scraps are wasted. It is this type of environmental |
| crafts wines which are largely vineyard designated | | | | consciousness that all wineries and business should |
| (meaning each wine comes from only 1 vineyard) and | | | | attempt to reach. |
| they attempt to show not only a representation of a | | | | Of course, all of this wouldn't be possible without the |
| single varietal in each wine, but they also want to | | | | production of world class wine. Largely known for |
| show a sense of place and what makes New Zealand | | | | white wines, Spy Valley produces some of the most |
| wine unique. Their string of successful and now world | | | | well balanced wines anywhere in New Zealand. They |
| class wines are even more impressive when you | | | | are especially known for Riesling, Gewurztraminer and |
| consider not only the young age of the winery, but | | | | Sauvignon Blanc. These wines show the type of high |
| also the fact that the land on which the vineyards | | | | acidity, food friendly, fruit forward characteristics |
| now site was, when they were purchased, | | | | that wine lovers the world over have come to enjoy |
| considered too hard, rocky and infertile to grow | | | | and expect from New Zealand. This is largely possible |
| quality grapes. With a focus and an ultra modern wine | | | | because of the dramatic temperature differences |
| making facility Spy Valley has proven this assumption | | | | that the land experiences from warm climates during |
| to be false and the ownership and winemaker do | | | | the day to hugely on shore flows off the ocean at |
| truly believe in the Napa California ideal that grapes | | | | night which allow the grapes to recover from the |
| forced to struggle will produce the highest quality | | | | warm day time temperatures. With multiple wines |
| fruit anywhere they are grown. | | | | scoring 90+ points from major critics such as Wine |
| One of the most impressive environmentally | | | | Spectator and famed wine critic Robert Parker, this is |
| conscious wineries on the planet, Spy Valley takes | | | | certainly a winery label to look for during your next |
| extraordinary steps to insure that they are not only | | | | visit to your local wine store. |
| good stewards of the environment, but that they | | | | |