Martinborough Wine Merchants

14/04/2026

More Excellent news! This exceptionally good pasta! Sourced from flour GROWN RIGHT HERE IN THE ‘RAPA! Tonight’s, and a lot more evenings, dinner is now sorted. Relax.

13/04/2026

Excellent news!

Excited and very humbled to add a 4th medal to my Pinot Noir Grape Jelly this year receiving a gold medal at this years .
A big thank you to all the judges , and the hard working team at outstanding producers for choosing my product.
We have an amazing line up of food producers in New Zealand and it’s a privilege to have my product amongst them all 🥰❤️❤️🍇.

04/04/2026

Kia ora everyone! He has risen! Nectar of the Gods! Please note the plural and the fact I recorded this on a day we were trading as per our license. Hence today actually meant about 3 days ago. We are getting more stock which will please those customers of a deeply spiritual nature. If this does indeed make one Hot and Cross, well, zip over to P&K’s as I’m sure a 6 pack of curranty, cinnamony Buns will calm one down. Happy to take questions once we are open tomorrow. Praise Be!

01/04/2026

Kia ora Everyone! Easter hours as per the photo below PLUS Bonus message from Matt as well!

26/03/2026

Kia ora Everyone! A couple of very nice Pinots from two very different harvests. Urlar ( a Scottish Gaelic word which means ‘of the earth’) Pinot Noir from 2023. As described below - a nicely framed, charming Pinot showing great winemaking skills. Then we have an Escarpment Te Rehua 2020. This is one of Matt’s favourites - burly, stubbly and a little gruff. That’s not Matt - although, pretty close..the wine needs a little time to mature- ohh! Thats uncanny! This wine is the one to cellar, and in the meantime have a glass or two of the Urlar. Cheers!
URLAR, Gladstone
Escarpment Wine

25/03/2026

19/03/2026

Kia ora Everyone! Today, we’ve got a lovely Pinot Gris from Little Bridge. Lovely characters and a great length, very good value under $30. Then, ooh boy, a Blanc de Noir! A white wine made from Pinot noir. What a palate! Nicely Europeany in style and grace, this a food wine that’s drinking very well now! Why deny yourself? Open from 9.30! See you shortly!
Big Sky Wines

16/03/2026

Kia ora Everyone- something a little different! A wine stand slash chiller. It’ll save you an absolute fortune in frozen water. Plus- added bonus as pointed out by our glorious leader- there a TWO curved ice cooler things! How good is that, Champions!? This would be a great idea for even the various excellent restaurants in the village! No more hidden bottles unceremoniously drowning in a utilitarian bucket, but proudly out and commanding! Huzzah!

16/03/2026

Kia ora Everyone! Lovely story from RNZ about Big Sky Wines and getting into another superb harvest. We recently tasted their new Blanc de Noir - which we will do a little tasting note on. Stay tuned!

Harvest time at Big Sky Wines begins or ends with friends and neighbours in the vineyard.

14/03/2026

Kia ora Everyone! Two wines today, the marvellous Groves Coombe Chardonnay 2025 - fairly solid 91 points from the ten gallon hat wearing Cam Douglas who uses the term pomaceous fruits. I had to look that up! Hootenanny! And then the Elder Rose - absolute bargain at sub $30. Bang on the door at 9.30 tomorrow to let Matt know you’re here for business!
Slight point of order, I meant steamed mussels, not oysters.
Groves & Filly
The Elder Pinot

15/02/2026

Kia ora Everyone! We are closed today, so sorry. Our online store, however, is very much open. If you’ve got power, huzzah! Wander over and browse our selection of wines, spirits, olive oil and sumptuous goodies.
Stay safe, stay home and where possible, buy local to support our rural community who are doing it a little rough currently. See you tomorrow!

12/02/2026

Kia ora Everyone! Friday has arrived, and the debonair Mr Hewitt from the quite marvelous https://mrconsistent.co.nz/collections/cocktail-mixers will be here at 3.30pm to demonstrate just why his impressive range of mixes are consistently (see what I did there) the go-to for the bar conscious imbiber. The part of 'drink responsibly' is being responsible in the quality of what you choose to partake in. Better Living through smart choices and better chemistry everyone. See you at 3.30pm.

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