GRAHAM NORTON´S 2024 SAUVIGNON BLANC
London, UK - Tuesday 9th July 2024: Graham Norton reveals behind-the-scenes footage of his anticipated 2024 vintage of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, made in partnership with leading Kiwi winery Invivo. The partners-in-wine met in New York for their annual tasting and blending session of their best-selling drop, which Graham famously regards as one of his highlights every year.
The ‘GN’ Sauvignon Blanc continues to cement its position as one of the nation’s favourite tipples. New sales data from Nielsen reports that GN is the fastest growing major NZ wine brand from June 2024 across a 12-week period, with nine glasses of ‘GN’ New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc consumed per minute – that’s one glass every 6.39 seconds*. With ‘GN’ Sauvignon Blanc currently the fastest growing ‘major’ wine brand (in the top 25) in the New Zealand category across the UK and Ireland**, Brits are bracing for a Savvy B summer with Graham Norton at the heart of their celebrations.
The annual blending session was a meeting point for Graham, based in London, and Tim and Rob, based in New Zealand, as they perfected their new 2024 blend of ‘GN’ New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc over a meticulous three-hour tasting session at 1 Hotel Central Park in the heart of Manhattan, overlooking the stunning vistas of Central Park and iconic New York skyline.
Graham Norton, chat show host, wine blender and author, says: “Our annual blending session is a special time for us as it’s a celebration of another year of hard work by the Invivo winery team, and we always have great fun together. Tim and Rob brought some outstanding Sauvignon Blanc samples from their vineyards in New Zealand to taste. I’m particular about my wines, so their quality and origin are very important to me. Enjoying a chilled glass of our final delicious blend in the sun and overlooking the New York skyline was a memorable moment for me!”
Tim Lighthouse and Rob Cameron, Invivo Cofounders, said: “We’re proud to be launching the eleventh vintage of Graham’s New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, which is testament to Graham’s commitment to creating the perfect wine year after year. His hands-on involvement ensures authenticity in every bottle. Delivering quality wine that can be enjoyed by everyone continues to be our top priority and we’re excited for customers to get their hands on the 2024 vintage - it’s of exceptional quality this year!”
The newest 2024 vintage of GN New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc presents tropical and citrus flavours while boasting great acidity to deliver a wonderful crisp and refreshing finish.
The ‘GN’ New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is available to purchase from SuperValu, Tesco and Dunnes across Ireland.
Other wines in the ‘GN’ wine range available in the UK include GN Blush Sauvignon and GN He-Devil Malbec. Across the UK and Ireland, 37 glasses of GN wine are enjoyed every minute; that’s one glass every 1.6 seconds.***
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