Wine meets beer in crafty twist

A Marlborough wine company has put a brewer’s twist on the region’s flagship wine variety by blending grapes and hops. Green Hopped Gooseberry Bomb Sauvignon Blanc, made from Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc grapes and green Sauvin hops from Nelson, is one of the first “craft wines” to come out of Allan Scott Family Winemakers, near Blenheim. Winemaking director Josh Scott said craft wines were a twist on conventional winemaking.