Drinks News


Mark Roberts


Director of Sales, Lanchester Wines


Sauvign –gone?


Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is a firm favourite with consumers – an easy drinking, approachable and affordable wine which ticks all boxes. Lanchester Wines’ Director of Sales, Mark Roberts, was facing a potential crisis when it became apparent that Marlborough’s 2021 vintage was going to have incredibly small yields. To make matters worse, such was the popularity of the previous vintage that there was nothing left from 2020.


20 October 2021 www.venue-insight.com


“The challenge for us at Lanchester Wines is that we would normally buy around 1million litres of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc a year, plus around 200,000 to 250,000 litres of non‑Marlborough Sauvignon from areas like Nelson and Martinborough. This fills our range of Sauvignon Blancs, and own label brands for our on and off trade customers. The 2021 vintage is excellent for quality, but the yields were incredibly low due to the early spring frosts. So, there’s high demand and very low supply, plus there’s a lack of residual stock left from previous vintages which might otherwise be blended in.


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