Folium Vineyards was established in June 2010 in Brancott Valley, Marlborough, in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. At Folium Vineyards, we grow Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir with great care, aiming to produce the highest quality wine. The soil of the vineyard is a mixture of clay brought by the movement of glaciers during the ice age and gravel carried by the flooding of the Wairau River. The soil contains a lot of clay, which allows the grapes to retain the moisture they need to grow even in the dry summer. By planting more trees than other vineyards in Marlborough, we are able to produce more concentrated and powerful fruit. In order to maintain New Zealand's clean environment, we follow the regulations of the organic farming certification organization Biogro (certified in 2014). "The fastest way to make high-quality wine is to grow high-quality grapes," says Okada, the grower and winemaker. In the fields, we strictly limit yields and manage the canopy by removing leaves, and in the fall, we hand-harvest the fully ripe fruit. In order to make the most of the characteristics of the harvested grapes, we keep human involvement in the winemaking process to a minimum and produce wines that reflect the terroir of Folium Vineyard.