New Zealand's Braided Rivers are awe inspiring; known as 'many waters' by the Maori, these winding ribbons of sparkling water weave through the landscape enabling the native flora and wildlife to flourish.
Unique to New Zealand, these watercourses gently and gradually move along a series of smaller rivers, formed over thousands of years, eventually braiding together. Marlborough's longest river, the Wairau, is our Braided River. Our principal vineyard sits at its confluence with the smaller Waihopai River.
The Wairau rises in the Spencer Mountains, the water weaves among the valleys following an alpine fault line out to sea. The Wairau is a primary source of water in the valley, the life force of the vines.
The Braided River replenishes the earth, producing wines that replenish the soul.
