Dog Point Winery

The Dog Point name hails back to the first European settlers of Marlborough and the introduction of Sheep. There were very few fences and the Sheep dogs would often get lost. These dogs ended up by forming a pack of wild pack that would attack flocks of sheep. Their meeting place was a hill overlooking the Wairau Plains and it was known as Dog Point. The winery is a partnership between Ivan and Margaret Sutherland and James and Wendy Healey.

Dog Point Location

Dog Point can be found at the Northern tip of the South Island, located in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough. The vines enjoy consistent sunshine, low rainfall and cool nights that enables enormous flavour progression. Fruit is sourced from selected vineyard plantings dating back to the late 1970's. These older well-established vines are situated on free draining silty clay loams and supplemented with fruit from closely planted hillside vines.

Dog Point Wine Styles

The Dog Point range include the varieties that thrive in the region, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir as well as Chardonnay.

Dog Point Wine Brands

Currently one brand under the Dog Point Range . Although the Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from one specific area of the vineyard and produces a Sauvignon Blanc with more yellow fruit characters. In the winery it sees extended lees contact in aged oak producing a finely textured Sauvignon with a difference.