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The Art of Barker's Marque Wines
This video provides the basis for the Behind the Scenes with Lawrence Fishburne's "The Art of New Zealand Wine Making" airing throughout the remainder of 2020 on PBS
This video provides the basis for the Behind the Scenes with Lawrence Fishburne's "The Art of New Zealand Wine Making" airing throughout the remainder of 2020 on PBS... This video provides the basis for the Behind the Scenes with Lawrence Fishburne's "The Art of New Zealand Wine Making" airing throughout the remainder of 2020 on PBS The commercial for ranga.ranga., Arona, Three Brooms, The Loop, airing nationally and in the top 100 regional markets the week of June 8th, 2020.... The commercial for ranga.ranga., Arona, Three Brooms, The Loop, airing nationally and in the top 100 regional markets the week of June 8th, 2020.
The Art of Barker's Marque Wines
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Barkers Marque offers award-winning wines from Marlborough, New Zealand. These are the kind of wines that enthusiasts are looking for from this land of discovery – clean, fresh, intense and exotic wines of the highest caliber. They come from unique terroir with a unique profile.
Our four distinctive Sauvignon Blancs and single estate Riesling, represent the finest wines in the region. Driven by a passion for wine, and for bringing exceptional quality to our customers, our aim is to enjoy “the ride” while building our wine business. We value integrity, openness and transparency in everything we do. We keep things focused and simple and plan to continue what we are doing for many years to come. Setting out to make a wine of distinction was our goal – only to find that if we were to be true to making the best “wine” we would need to listen to the vineyard – which told us that there were 4 distinguishable wines that were present. Using his vast international winemaking experience, and Vanessa’s viticultural expertise, 5 wines emerged from the one contiguous vineyard we planted in 2004 and 2005.
Our price advantage comes not by scrimping on quality or process, but by building direct and trusted partnerships. Because we grow, make, and import the wine to the U.S, we can offer superior value. The New Zealand branch can be found on the Waverley Vineyard in Blind River on the southeastern corner of Marlborough’s wine growing region. Simon Barker, our wine- maker, and his viticulturalist wife Vanessa live here with their family, so as to keep a daily eye on vineyards and winemaking.
Philosophy
We create wine that is honest and representative of this region. Wine that reflects the true character of the Blind River terroir of the vineyard that is our home. Wine that adds texture and balance to the intensity of the world-famous Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs. Our belief is that winemaking starts in the vineyard…
Four our terroir to show its potential, it requires carefully tended and managed fruit with sensible, sustainable methods that need minimal intervention from the winemaker. The result is wines of quality with unique flavour profiles—wines with a freshness and minerality not found else-were in Marlborough.
We judge ourselves more by the honesty of our wines and the place they represent. As a cool climate region, we expect variation between vintages. We continually seek improvement by blending our wines and conducting fining trails blind, rather than repeating last year’s process. And our process is transparent.
While the majority of our wines are sourced from our own vineyard, we tap some grapes for the winemaking mix from other vineyards we manage in Blind River, and who share our views on care and sustainability.
Biography
W. Gillett Johnson, CEO, and 50% partner in BMW. He is a wine industry professional specializing in distribution and building brand equity. Since 1991 Gillett has managed dozens of brands, and since 2008 has overseen the sales and Marketing development of Barker’s Marque Wines.
Simon Barker COO is a 50% partner and in charge of all Vineyards, Production and Winemaking. Simon has been making wines around the world since 2003. He has honed his winemaking skills in Oregon, CA, England and Sancerre.
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