This tiny, tinsel-tastic little vineyard in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley is one of the regions’ best kept secrets. Marguerite and her husband, winemaker Jean Charles van Hove, have quietly been crafting exceptional sauvignon blanc on their tiny 8ha vineyard since arriving from France in 1996. You’ll be forgiven for not having heard of them, they fly so far under the radar they’re practically subterranean. Fresh lime, wildflowers, basil and lemon verbena means Santa says it’s perfection with salmon blinis…
