Goldwater Estate

"International Winery of the Year" - Goldwater Estate was awarded this accolade by the influential American magazine "Wine and Spirits" in their Special Issue Annual Buying Guide 2002, (issued November 2001).

"Goldwater Estate goes from strength to strength. Having initially forged a reputation for its Waiheke Island Cabernet Merlot Franc, it has built on that with its superb Waiheke Island Esslin Merlot and a range of beautifully crafted wines made from Marlborough grapes..." ...James Halliday, Wine Companion, Australia, 1999 Edition

"....There is a small, elite group of seven (New Zealand) producers whose best wines are world class, and whose labels are as close to certainty that you ever get... These salubrious seven are Ata Rangi, Cloudy Bay, Goldwater Estate, Martinborough Vineyard, Neudorf, Stonecroft and Te Mata...." ...Keith Stewart, The Listener, New Zealand, 1999

"...If there were a classification of Growths in New Zealand then Goldwater Estate would surely be high among the First Growths." ...Gerald Asher, fine wine editor for Gourmet Magazine, New York

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