Allan Scott | The Marlborough Wine Podcast

Fifty years of wine in Marlborough – a conversation with Allan Scott

In the early 1970s, Marlborough was vastly different from the vine-swept valleys seen today, instead dominated by sheep farms and crops. In the August edition of the Marlborough Wine Podcast, Allan Scott recounts some of his extraordinary experiences over the past 50 years, as a vineyard worker, pioneering grape grower, and founder of Allan Scott Wines.

On a dry and dusty development in August 1973, no one would have thought that Marlborough’s wine industry would be one of the “cornerstones” of New Zealand’s economy, Allan says.

Marlborough Wine general manager Marcus Pickens also joins Sophie Preece in the introduction to this podcast, discussing the half century of Marlborough wine, and how the region’s winegrowers, makers and marketers view the industry today.

This podcast is made possible thanks to the support of Riversun Nursery