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Thomas Schwarzenbach harvesting Blackenbrook botrytised Riesling

The perfect Christmas treat - Thomas’s Treasure Dessert Riesling

Quietly hiding in our cellar for the past 12 years, the Thomas's Treasure matured beautifully and will make Christmas extra-special. Master of Wine...

Green and white grapevine flower with vibrant green leaves in the background

Spring in sunny Nelson

Our vines are romping away - so lucky to have a fab vineyard team to keep things tidy. Shoot-thinning and wire-lifting are top priority at the mome...

The best wines of 2021, Canvas Magazine

We were over the moon to see our Family Reserve Gewurztraminer 2019 crowned New Zealand's best Gewurztraminer in the latest NZ Herald's Canvas Maga...

2014 Family Reserve Chardonnay still going strong

Good afternoon Ursula and Daniel, Just wanted to report that I opened up a bottle of your “2014 Family Reserve Chardonnay” to go with a chicken and...

Gewurztraminer delights

Just opened a bottle of your 2015 St Jacques Gewürztraminer....all I can say is...wow...delicious. Glad I’ve got a few tucked away in my cellar....

Happy days at the Winery

Our young 2021 wines are putting a big smile on Daniel's face. While the quantity is tiny because of a cold snap during flowering in December, the...

Rows of grapevines covered with white bird netting. Under the nets you can see the ripening grapes. A green strip of grass is visible between the two rows. Above the vineyard the sky is blue and cloudless.

Swiss quality-focus transplanted to New Zealand

That's how wine blogger Jakub Jurkiewicz experienced Blackenbrook when he visited with his wife over the long Easter weekend! He came to Nels...

Late summer at Blackenbrook Vineyard

The nets are on, neatly clipped up to protect the precious grapes from the ever-so hungry birds. The canopy exudes vibrancy and health, working ...

The stunning Nelson Wine Region

Bob Campbell MW just published this great introduction to our beautiful wine region on The Real Review web site: Nelson is tucked away at the t...

... meanwhile in the Winery

So good to have the kids home for school holidays! Isabelle just topped our Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Montepulciano barrels, replacing the "Ange...

Trophy win for our Pinot Blanc 2020

Our Pinot Blanc has done it again! It was a huge honour to receive the Trophy for Best Other White Wine at last night's award ceremony of the New Z...