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NEW ZEALAND
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