Saint Clair Family Estate is owned by Neal and Judy Ibbotson, Marlborough viticulture pioneers since 1978. Grapes were originally supplied to local wine companies; however a desire to extend the quality achieved in the vineyard through to the finished wine led to the establishment of Saint Clair Family Estate in 1994.
Saint Clair has secured their position as a New Zealand premier winery by being ranked 29 internationally (as at 12/05/10) in the list of the world’s best 100 wineries by the World Associate Wine and Spirit Writers and Journalists. Extraordinary status for the family owned New Zealand winery.