The Marlborough Wine & Food Festival

The Marlborough Wine & Food Festival is New Zealand's first and longest-running wine festival, hosted at the scenic Brancott Vineyard in the wine-producing area of Marlborough.

Brancott Estate Wines was the first to cultivate grapes on a commercial scale in Marlborough in 1973. The setting accentuates the grandeur of the distinctive Marlborough scenery and is home to the first Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc plantings. It also planted the seeds for what would become Marlborough's most important social event of the year.

The Marlborough Wine and Food Festival, which draws 8000 people each year from all over the world for a taste of world-class wine, food, and music, has become the largest social event in the region. Festivalgoers can savour a one-of-a-kind collection of world-class wines, savour delectable local cuisine, and dance the night away to music from some of New Zealand's best bands. Throughout the day, there will be wine tutorials from some of Marlborough's top wineries, cookery demos from a celebrity chef, and the annual Fashion in the Vines competition.

The joyous atmosphere generated by the mix of live music, great sunlight, and wine and cuisine from the region's best producers delighted the capacity audience assembled at the Brancott Estate festival venue.

Date: February
Location: Brancott Vineyard, Blenheim, New Zealand