This month Whitehaven Wines was named among Impact’s Hot Brands for 9th consecutive year, and our 2024 Sauvignon Blanc named Best Buy with 91 points by Wine Enthusiast
Published in Shanken’s Impact Newsletter, the Hot Brands honours list rounds up the top performing brands for the year across the drinks industry.
The honours list recognises the imported brands to the USA that have experienced double-digit growth in 2024. 17 fast-growing brands are recognised from the wine category, with Whitehaven among them for the 9th consecutive year since 2016.
We've been successfully exporting to the United States since 2004 when the first shipment totalled just 5,000 cases. With over 600,000 cases of Whitehaven wine imported in 2024, being recognised as a Hot Brand demonstrates our continued momentum in the US market and popularity shows no sign of slowing down.
Every year, delighted US customers travel to Marlborough to visit our Cellar Door to see where and how their favourite wine is grown and crafted. Top of the tasting list for US customers is the Whitehaven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, which has just been named a “Best Buy” by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Another proud moment for us, hot on the heels of “Hot Brands” success.
On Monday 19th May, Wine Enthusiast released their June/July 2025 issue, featuring the coveted annual “Best Buy” report, including our 2024 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. The wine was awarded 91 points, and included in the shortlist of 100 Best Buy wines that are recognised to be stunning quality and priced at $20 (USD) or less to offer exceptional value to customers.
“The life of the party, this lucid, bombastic Savvy B offers up heady lime, lemongrass and pink grapefruit aromas, with a whisper of dried herbs below. There's a gently slippery quality to the texture. In rushes the limey acidity to dial it up a notch—or ten.” - Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast
