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Lawson’s Dry Hills

WINERY OVERVIEW

Producers of consistently world-class, award-winning Marlborough wines, Lawson’s Dry Hills is a certified sustainable winegrower, established in 1992 by Ross and Barbara Lawson.

With a dedicated, small team that is quite hands-on, the resulting wines offer an authentic expression of place and grape variety, together with a certain special something that is believed to only come from passion and an inquisitive spirit.

LOCATION OF VINEYARD

Lawson’s Dry Hills has four vineyards in different sites and sources fruit from a further thirteen vineyards in Marlborough, including the main sub-regions of the Wairua, Waihopai, and Awatere Valleys. These different regions and carefully selected vineyard sites provide varying characteristics derived from the different soils and microclimates, giving many options when it comes to blending. WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY Lawson’s Dry Hills’ winemaking approach focuses on growing wonderful fruit from exceptional Marlborough vineyard sites and crafting these grapes into characterful, expressive wines. Over 25 years, experience has allowed the team to develop and purchase a number of blocks and also enter into long-term relationships with a small number of growers. The wine style is about expressing the wonderful varietal characters as seen in the vineyard, nurturing the wines through the winemaking process with as little interference as possible. This entire process from the vineyard through winemaking and bottling is undertaken by a small team of passionate dedicated staff.

Owned by : Tim & Pauline Evill and senior staff Winemaker : Marcus Wright & Rebecca Wiffen Founded in : 1992 Region : Marlborough Country : New Zealand Wine : Lawson Dry Hills, Gewürztraminer Lawson Dry Hills, Pinot Gris Lawson Dry Hills, Pinot Noir Reserve Lawson Dry Hills, Riesling Lawson Dry Hills, Sauvignon Blanc

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