Double Gold & Best Buy Cuisine - "Hard to pass for value for money"

Grove Mill Chardonnay

2025, Marlborough New Zealand

Gold medal (The National Wine Awards of Aotearoa NZ 2026), Gold medal (New World Wine Awards 2026), 4 Stars & Best Buy (Cuisine magazine 2026)
"Hard to pass for value for money" (Cuisine magazine 2026)
Grove Mill is part of the Foley Wine group (includes the likes of Mt.Difficulty, Roaring Meg, Te Kairanga, Vavasour and more)
The label features the Southern Bell Frog that you might find in the wetland that neighbours the winery down

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Ribbit Ribbit…hiccup. That’s the sound of the Southern Bell Frog that you might find in the wetland that neighbours the Grove Mill winery down there in Marlborough.

This is the latest 2026 release of Grove Mill Chardonnay, aged for 11 months in oak using fruit from the Lower Wairau Valley area of Marlborfough, and winemaker Esmé is pretty happy with how it’s shaping up – “rich and savoury, balancing citrus and white stone fruit with fine texture, vibrant acidity, and a refined mineral edge that carries through to a long, elegant finish.”

Grove Mill built the wetland back in the late 80s (before doing good stuff for the environment was “cool”) as part of their commitment to sustainable wine growing. They take sustainability seriously. From using lightweight recycled NZ glass bottles to labels produced from sugarcane (a highly renewable material that utilises an abundant by-product) to the winery being powered by over 300 solar panels.

Enjoy this awesome Grove Mill Chardonnay from Marlborough with white meats like roast chicken, pork or pasta and fish dishes with a rich and creamy sauce.