JUST AS NATURE INTENDED

Earthgarden by Villa Maria, is its first organic wine range and forms part of its commitment to converting 100% of company vineyards to be organically managed by 2030. The range includes Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2020, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 and Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. Villa Maria viticulturist Hannah Ternent said, “Earthgarden embodies our holistic view of sustainability where organic management means healthy soils and vineyard eco-systems, creating healthy vines and wines full of life and flavour, just as nature intended. When you taste the Earthgarden wines, you taste the care put into the soil, the conscious tending of the vines, the careful handling of the fruit produced and the respect for our relationship with the land. Each year we plant wildflower seeds in the vineyards, which create beautiful, vibrant rows full of flowers, bees and insects that encourage a flourishing eco-system, and we further enhance the health of our soils and environment so we can continue to reap the rewards of beautiful fruit for years to come. Earthgarden perfectly encapsulates these principles.”