notes from Misty
The Journal
Vintages, varietals and the people pouring it. What we are picking, why we bet on it, and the odd argument we are still having about Sauvignon.
Bridge Pa and the Merlot Cab Franc that earned its stripes Marlborough is home. We grow our own fruit in the Wairau and the Southern Valleys, and that's where most of our story sits. But there are a couple of varieties Marlborough doesn't do well, and… Read it → -
Doug Bell, Gisborne, and an Albarino with bones There's a quiet thread running through our Landmark Series. It's not the Misty Cove vineyards in the Wairau, or the cellar in Marlborough. It's the people we've spent twenty-five years getting to… -
2024 Vintage Report Emmanuel Bolliger and Nicky Parish, overseeing Vintage 24 at Fareham Lane. It’s hard to overstate how excited Marlborough winemakers have been about vintage 2024. The big story was that yields were… -
Greatness in the making... It’s just a Chardonnay, right? When it comes to Marlborough everyone talks about the old SauvyB (or may be a Pinot here and there). But really isn’t it just the mums who drink Chardonnay? And even if… -
Meet our Internationals Part 1: Dinos Konis from Bottles & Bottles in Cyprus Dinos Konis at his store Bottles & Bottles in Limassol Cyprus. Call it a shout out to our international people – the ones that work the magic behind the scenes selling Misty Cove overseas. Or we… -
Acacia didn't know: there's new kid in town. Chief Winemaker at Misty Cove - Emmanuel 'Manu' Bolliger with our Acacia puncheons at the winery. There’s a new kid in town: Acacia wood and the twilight of oak at Misty Cove. For centuries, oak has…