5 REASONS WE LOVE MARLBOROUGH

1. THE MAGICAL MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS

The beautiful beaches and inlets of the idyllic Marlborough Sounds make up about one fifth of New Zealand’s total coastline – So there is always a quiet spot to pull up and relax.

Whether you love to fish, dive, sail or sunbathe “Marlborough’s playground” has something for everyone.

Local companies like Marlborough Tour Company or Wilderness Guides can help arrange your adventure.

2. RUGGED TRACKS AND TRAILS

Whether you love the downhills and skills areas of the Wither Hills Mountain Bike Park, the gentle terrain of the Queen Charlotte Link Pathway, the multi-day adventure of the Queen Charlotte Track, or the dirt back roads and trails of the Blairich, Black Birch or Molesworth stations, Marlborough is a mountain-biker’s mecca.

3. HIDDEN HUTS

Turn the cell phone off and hide out in one of these huts! The perfect place to get away from it all, Marlborough’s camping and “tramping” is second to none, with the Richmond Ranges offering rugged and remote terrain with majestic peaks and amazing vistas.

4. WILD AND WINDSWEPT COAST

Aerial view of Marlborough from airplane

At the other extreme from the sheltered Marlborough Sounds, The East Coast of Marlborough is a wild and windy place, home to the Cape Campbell lighthouse (used as the filming location for the movie The Light Between the Oceans) and a biodiversity hotspot. George loves this beautiful landscape and works with the East Coast Protection Agency to support their work to protect the local wildlife through trapping, monitoring and education.

5. MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAINS

Overlooking our vineyards in the Awatere Valley, sits the majestic Tapaeuenuku or “Mount Tappy” – the tallest mountain in NZ outside the Southern Alps, and usually dusted with a light brushing of snow. It shelters our vines from the harsh southern blasts that come up from the Antarctic, and in winter there is skiing available at local skifield Rainbow.

That’s our 5 favorite reasons to love Marlborough, but there are lots more? What are your favorites? Tag us on social media @thebetterhalfwine and let us know!

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The 2026 Better Half Sauvignon Blanc Is Here

A slow finish to the 2026 harvest made for one of our most flavor-packed vintages yet.

Back in May we told you about the 2026 Marlborough harvest — a warm spring that got the season off to a great start, followed by a cooler, slower finish that had us out in the vineyards taking our time with the picking.

That season is now expressing itself in the bottle. The 2026 Better Half Sauvignon Blanc is already out and landing on shelves right now.

So, what’s actually in the glass?

This is a big, intense mouthful of Sauvignon Blanc. Ripe, concentrated, and honestly one of the most flavor-packed vintages we’ve poured in a while — you can taste that slow, steady finish to the season in every sip.

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is famous for hitting a lot of notes at once: Fresh herbs and cut grass up front, a wave of citrus, then stone fruit and passionfruit rolling through the middle, finishing with a tropical richness and a slightly wild edge that Marlborough Sauvignon fans know well (winemakers call it “sweaty” — we promise that’s a compliment).

It’s vibrant. It’s intense. It doesn’t hold back. If you love Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc for being loud and a little bit wild, this is the vintage you’ve been waiting for.

Available now

The 2026 Better Half Sauvignon Blanc is in stores and online right now. Find it near you] and grab yourself a bottle for your next adventure.

How to drink it

No rules here. Get it cold, pour generously, and let it do the work. It’s an easy match for anything off the grill, a bowl of something spicy, or just a Tuesday that needs a lift. However you drink it, drink it your way.