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About Black Cottage Wines
Nestled amongst vineyards, native plantings, olive trees, a cricket ground and lying alongside Marlborough’s Ōpaoa River, Founder Dave Clouston and Winemaker Sanna Stander use the black cottage to host international guests and friends alike. Days are spent playing cricket, clay bird shooting, cooking fresh fish on the BBQ and drinking delicious wine. The company is fun, life is good. Welcome to Black Cottage… You will not want to leave.
As a family run winery, sustainability is at the core of everything we do. In Marlborough our backyard is vineyard country and we see it as our duty, as custodians of this land, to boost biodiversity, increase habitat for native bird life and improve soil health. We do this by being part of the Sustainable Winegrowers New Zealand programme. In 2020 we increased biodiversity by planting over 500 native plants on the banks of the Ōpaoa River. Our riparian planting programme will see thousands of native plants established. We use environmentally friendly light weight bottles to reduce carbon emissions. Most of our wines are vegan friendly from the 2020 vintage.
At Joval Wines our focus is fine wine. Since 1963 we have been involved in all aspects of the wine industry; from the grape to the bottle to your glass. Our distribution companies: red+white and Mezzanine The Fine Wine Specialist are two of the most prestigious and well regarded in Australia. They represent some of the most popular and successful wine brands from Australia and around the world. We boast a growing team of passionate and dedicated professionals who work with our winery partners in building the equity of their brands, and with our customers to drive value in their business.
Our involvement in all aspects of the wine industry provides an exciting and diverse range of career opportunities. Joval Wines is committed to encouraging the responsible enjoyment of our wines by our staff, our customers and the wider community. To follow us, you must be of legal drinking age in your country of residence. Joval Wines is an Australian privately owned family company and is the parent company of a collection of highly successful, independent trading entities. We employ approximately 200 staff and have offices located throughout Australia and New Zealand, with alliances in Asia and Europe.
