Vavasour Winery

Vavasour Winery is a Marlborough wine producer in New Zealand's South Island. It was established by Peter and Anna Vavasour in the mid-1980s in the Awatere Valley, and makes wines from the classic regional varieties – Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with a focus on Sauvignon Blanc.

The estate released its inaugural vintage in 1989, making it one of the first commercial wineries in the Awatere Valley, just east of the already-established Wairau Valley. The cool, windy climate and the deep, gravelly soils are perfect for growing intense, aromatic Sauvignon Blanc, Vavasour's flagship variety. Vavasour uses grapes from both its own vineyard and from top grower vineyards in the region.

The Vavasour family has a particularly strong place in the New Zealand wine industry. Peter and Anna's son Louis established the Awatere River Wine Company in the late 2000s, while Anna's aunt and uncle Judy and Garry Glazebrook were founders of Hawke's Bay wine brand Ngatarawa. Vavasour is now owned by the Foley Family Wines company.