ASTROLABE WINES

WINEMAKER
With more than four decades of winemaking experience, Simon Waghorn has helped shape one of Marlborough’s benchmark Sauvignon Blanc styles. Astrolabe’s wines are built around careful vineyard selection, thoughtful picking decisions, gentle handling, and blending that reflects the diversity of Marlborough’s sub-regions.

Simon’s winemaking style leans toward purity, balance, and texture - wines that speak clearly of place while remaining approachable and refined. Alongside Sauvignon Blanc, the Astrolabe range continues to explore the depth and diversity of Marlborough through varietals and vineyard sites across the region.

Today, the next generation is increasingly involved in the business, with daughters Libby Waghorn-Levett and Arabella Waghorn both playing active roles within Astrolabe as the family-owned winery continues to evolve.

GROWERS
Astrolabe works with ten farming families across Marlborough, many of whom have been part of the journey for more than twenty years. All growers live on and farm their land sustainably, with a shared focus on long-term vineyard health and wines that genuinely reflect their site.

The vineyards span Marlborough’s key sub-regions, bringing together a wide range of soil types, climates, and flavour profiles. Each site is selected for the unique character it contributes to the final wines.

OUR FAMILY
“Our family has grown up in the wine industry. Our daughters were born in three different winegrowing regions as Simon made wine in the Barossa Valley, Waikato and Gisborne. Having grown up alongside Astrolabe, my daughters Libby and Arabella have returned to Marlborough, and today two generations work together. We live in a 100-year-old house on our Farm Vineyard and practice living on the land gently. Being family owned and operated colours everything we do and gives us the freedom to produce wines of uncompromising quality with a dedication to our house style.” - Jane Forrest-Waghorn