"Oyster Bay... the elusive stuff of dreams"

Giles Kime, United Kingdom - Wine critic, past editor of Decanter Magazine and author of wine books.

2019 JAMES SUCKLING, USA - 2019 OYSTER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC

James Suckling spent nearly 30 years as Senior Editor and European Bureau Chief of Wine Spectator. Rated by Forbes as “one of the world’s most powerful wine critics.”

2020 MICHAEL COOPER, NEW ZEALAND - 2018 OYSTER BAY CHARDONNAY

Michael Cooper, New Zealand’s most acclaimed wine writer whose work includes the Wine Atlas of New Zealand. In the 2004 New Year Honours, Michael was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to wine writing.

2020 INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE, UNITED KINGDOM - 2019 OYSTER BAY PINOT NOIR - 95 POINTS - GOLD MEDAL

Now in its 38th year, the International Wine Challenge (IWC) is accepted as the world's most rigorous, impartial and influential annual wine competition.

2020 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION, USA - 2019 OYSTER BAY MERLOT

San Francisco International Wine Competition is one of the oldest, largest - and most influential wine competitions in the world.

“Marlborough is such a damn good place to grow vines. In fact I’ll go further than that, it’s one of the greatest places on Earth to grow them, producing some of the world’s most remarkable wines.”

Oz Clarke OBE, United Kingdom - One of the world's leading wine experts, whose formidable reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge. Clarke has written several award-winning books, and is generally regarded as the New World champion who led Britain's wine revolution in the 1990s and 2000s.