Champers, Champagne, Bubbles – call it what you will, there is nothing that says celebration like sparkling wine, and 31 December is the day to honour this effervescent drink. By default, sparkling wine gets New Year’s Eve as its official appreciation day. Fair enough, in […]
Today’s the day. Just in time for Christmas, the blue cod season opens again! From 20 December until 31 August (both days inclusive), you are allowed to catch blue cod in the Marlborough Sounds. For the rest of the year the area is closed, so […]
Continuing on our series of sharing the best places in Marlborough to visit – as chosen by our team who spends so much time on the winery tour and sightseeing routes of this great region that they’re very qualified to do the choosing! – we’re […]
Given the amount of time we spend in the wineries of Marlborough, we thought we should share some of our insider knowledge with everyone out there and highlight these wonderful businesses and venues. Perhaps you live locally and have been meaning to visit the cellar doors […]
It’s International Merlot Day on 7 November, the perfect reason to discover a bit more about this red wine – affectionately known as “liquid velvet” round these parts! The History Apparently the first reference to Merlot dates to around 1784 in Bordeaux. Surprisingly, Merlot’s history in New […]
We were thrilled to be among the two hundred guests attending the opening late last week of “Dangerous Skies”, the much anticipated second exhibition at the celebrated Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. Opening to the public on 1 Nov 2016, Dangerous Skies showcases the aircraft and […]
We’ve been in the mood for sharing lately, and it’s time for another of our highly recommended locals’ favourites – Lawson’s Dry Hills winery. We visit it often, we know the people, their passion, the quality of the wine, and the beautiful setting so well, […]
For the next in our “Locals’ Favourites” series, we’d like to shine the spotlight on Forrest Estate. But before we do, we thought we’d better touch on this idea of “Locals’ Favourites”. Given the hours we spend in the beautiful Marlborough wineries, we thought we’d share some […]
Have you heard? UB40 is coming to Marlborough this summer… UB40, the British reggae and pop band from Birmingham, enjoyed massive success from 1979 to 2008, with #1 albums, Grammy nominations and over 70 million in sales. Now reunited, they’re wowing audiences around the world […]
Time to celebrate Pinot Noir Pinot Noir is a rising star in the New Zealand wine scene and with August 18th officially ‘Pinot Noir Day’, we thought it was time to celebrate this red beauty. Second only in production volume to Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand, […]
Sounds Connection has been operating since 1993 and is privately owned by Marlborough locals Mark and Maria Baxter.
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