Invivo & Graham Norton Blend 13th Vintage of their New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in Historic London Wine Cellars, Amid record heatwave in the UK’s capital city
This week, during record UK temperatures, Graham Norton joined Invivo winemakers Rob Cameron and Tim Lightbourne – who had traveled over from New Zealand – in the cool, historic cellars of Davy’s at St James, London, to blend their 13th vintage of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.
The trio tasted samples from the February 2026 harvest, as Graham does every year as a hands-on shareholder. The resulting blend is bursting with grapefruit, zest and citrus, and will be available in New Zealand from August.
Graham, Tim and Rob then shared a first taste with guests, hosted by UK wine writer and critic Libby Brodie. They were joined by an intimate gathering of the UK’s most influential wine trade, and New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner Guergana Guermanoff.
The award-winning and much-loved GN Wine collection has seen exponential commercial success globally, including #1 branded sparkling wine in Ireland, Top 20 Wine Brand in Ireland for four years running, He-Devil Malbec and GN Prosecco as top sellers in New Zealand, and the original GN New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc enjoying brand loyalty worldwide.
Invivo Co-founders Lightbourne and Cameron first met Graham 15 years ago, when they began supplying wine to his TV show. GN Wines are distributed by Eurovintage Ltd in New Zealand.