One of the pioneers of the region, Clive Paton was one of the first to
plant grapes on the Martinborough Terrace in 1980 and the winery has
since gone on to become a legend of the New Zealand wine industry. Home
of the "Gumboot" clone of Pinot Noir, a cutting from the vineyards of
Domaine de la Romanée Conti allegedly smuggled back into the country by
an enterprising Kiwi in a pair of gumboots. In 2010 Ata Rangi was
honored with the Tipuranga Teitei o Aotearoa award, New Zealand's
equivalent of "Grand Cru" status and wine-maker Helen Masters
consistently produces some of the countries finest Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay.
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