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Marri and the Mann»
Jack Mann reigns eternal as the greatest winemaker in the history of the Australian west. Jack Mann's son Tony grew up amongst the vineyards of Houghton but took a keener interest in things Cricket. He exelled at both pursuits but is best remembered as the legendary leg spinner Tony Rocket Mann. During his off seasons away from the pitch, Tony would plant parcels of vine alongside his illustruious father Jack and his own young son Robert. The fully grown Robert now makes his own wine, from fruit of the very vines sown by Jack and Tony Mann. Robert learned from his grandfather that great winemaking required a spiritual oneness with nature. The birds and the bees play a pivotal role in achieving a harvest of the most personable grapes. The ultimate quality of the ferments are decided by the character of yeasts as they populate the vine. So content is Robert Mann with the elocution of his fruit, that he chooses to barely age his wines in a selection of the mellowest seasoned oak. It's actually the Marri trees that point the way, marking out.. Whence the west was won»
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Steeped in history, Nobilo wines are proudly acclaimed as some of New Zealand's most respected pioneering wine brands

The history of the company in New Zealand goes back to the early 1940's when the Nobilo family landed in New Zealand. They settled in Huapai, West Auckland, situated in the North Island of New Zealand, and started planting vines in 1943. The Nobilo family effectively persuaded and guided the New Zealand wine industry away from hybrid grape varieties and fortified wines, to a higher level of quality wine, now recognised and appraised by all markets.

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With the passage of time, the early 1970's ushered in a whole new awareness of grape growing for quality wine production in New Zealand. The search was on for more suitable vineyard sites away from Auckland. This coincided with the move away from the consumption of fortified wine, and the emerging love affair of consumers in the 1980's with the classic varieties of the world.

Key House of Nobilo brands, namely White Cloud, Fernleaf, Fall Harvest, Regional Collection and Icon, have always been market leaders with style initiative and packaging innovation, winning local and international intrinsic and packaging awards each year.

The Selak family, another early pioneering family from Croatia, came to New Zealand in the early 1900s, also bringing with them many years of wine experience. They bottled their first wine in 1934. Today the Selaks brands Premium Selection and Founders Reserve boast an enviable reputation both in New Zealand and overseas.

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In mid-2000, Australia's second largest wine producer, BRL Hardy, purchased Nobilo Vintners, which later merged with Constellation Brands Inc. in 2003. The resultant global wine company, Constellation Wines, now incorporates the parent company's wine interests in the USA, Australia, UK/Europe, South America and New Zealand. Nobilo Wine Group enjoys ownership and partnership of many diverse sites within the key wine-growing regions of New Zealand, namely Marlborough to the north of the South Island, and Hawkes Bay and Gisborne, on the eastern coasts of the North Island.

Drylands Vineyard is situated near the middle of the Wairau Valley Region and surrounds the Drylands Winery in Hammerichs Road, Blenheim. It has some of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines, going back to 1980. This vineyard produces intensely herbal and some sweaty characters. Fruit from this vineyard shows traditional, typical Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc characters.

Situated in the Wairau Valley region, Rarangi Vineyard is by the coastal settlement of Rarangi and is planted on gravel swales (undulating terrain that was ancient beach fronts) with underlying sandy lenses. As the sea has retreated it has left behind gravels, which have been thinly covered in fine, wind blown and organic material. This vineyard is a very low vigour site because the soils are very free draining beach gravels. Sauvignon Blanc from this site shows ripe, tropical fruit flavours with sweaty characteristics and provides balance to traditional Marlborough blends. Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are still in establishment phase but aim to reach Icon labels.

The Castle Cliffs Vineyard is a 100ha block, situated on three terraces on north bank of the Awatere River, to the south of Blenheim in Marlborough. The altitude is 40m above sea level. Spring 2002 planting's comprised 20ha Pinot Noir, and 80ha Sauvignon Blanc. It consists of Pinot Heights, Middle Terrace and River Terrace.

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