Marlborough winery buys more land

Cloudy Bay Vineyards has been given the go ahead from the Overseas Investment Office to buy freehold land for Sauvignon Blanc planting. The Marlborough wine company planned to purchase 11.7 hectares at Bedford Road, near Renwick, from vendors Dean and Sarah Cross, and Dene Ellwood, trustees of the Cross Trust. Cloudy Bay Vineyards will use the land to secure supply of grapes to increase production and sales of premium-quality Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough.