Awatere River

Awatere River create a range of premium quality wines from our small appellation in the world-famous wine-growing region - the Awatere Valley of Marlborough, New Zealand.

Awatere River, by Louis Vavasour, is a collection of award-winning, low-yield, premium-quality wines from our small appellation in the world-famous wine-growing region - the Awatere Valley of Marlborough, New Zealand.

Standing proud at the head of Marlborough's Awatere Valley is Mount Tapuae-o-uenuku. Its glaciers feed the Awatere River, which meanders its way through some of New Zealand's best wine-growing country.

On this country, the Vavasour family settled in 1887, pioneering commercial grape-growing and winemaking, planting the first vines in the Dashwood district in 1986 and establishing the region's first winery.

Growing up, Louis saw the river as the valley's lifeblood and so named his premium wine range after it, reflecting the minerality and alluvial finesse it brings to all his wines.

THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE AWATERE VALLEY