Guernsey Road, Renwick, Marlborough

Located in the mid Wairau Valley, an area well known for producing premium wine grapes, this profitable vineyard property offers a striking, architecturally designed home set in mature landscaped grounds, providing the ultimate Marlborough lifestyle.

Designed by John Coop, currently Principal of the Warren & Mahoney Auckland Studio, the heart of the spacious, light-filled dwelling features cleanly plastered broad walls and beautifully crafted timber joinery. Open plan living boasts two storeys of floor to ceiling glass, opening to a choice of private courtyards and enjoying stunning views over the vineyard to mountains beyond. Designed by Hugh Tennent Architects and completed in 2005, complementary extensions to the home include an additional sitting room with woodfire, an upstairs master bedroom suite and a separate, spacious office or studio with its own entrance, ideal for a home-based business.

The mature, easily maintained gardens have been cleverly designed to complement the buildings, frame the views and provide shade and shelter to a choice of outdoor living spaces. There is covered access to a carpeted garage plus another garage and workshop, and a three bay, seven-metre deep implement shed offering plenty of space for storage and projects.

Planted in 2002, the six hectare Sauvignon Blanc vineyard has been managed under contract with fruit being sold to a well-respected local wine company. Irrigation water is sourced through the Lower Waihopai Irrigation Scheme with back-up from Lower Waihopai Dam Company. An Amarillo propeller offers frost protection.

Renwick township, essential services, good schooling and the airport are within a 10 minute drive, it is 15 minutes to Blenheim and the Marlborough Sounds are only 30 minutes away. This is an extremely attractive proposition for anyone looking to secure an enviable, income-producing lifestyle in New Zealands sunniest region.