Marlborough has hundreds of growers and barely forty cellar doors. We pour the rest, the small producers you can't visit, in the old Blenheim railway station, by the glass, the flight, or the bottle to take home.
Most Marlborough labels are made by people with a vineyard, a contract winemaker and no front door. We track them down, taste everything, and pour what earns its place.
The cellar doors are a forty-minute round trip and shut at five. We're a two-minute walk from the Coastal Pacific platform and open until eight.
Every bottle on the shelf is open somewhere in the room. Try a pour, buy the bottle at cellar price, and skip the guesswork.
Fidelio opened in March 2026 in the old Blenheim railway station, on the theory that a town sitting in the middle of the most-planted wine region in the country deserved somewhere to drink it that wasn't a forty-minute drive and closed by five.
Sommelier Neil Kapadia chooses everything on the list, with a bias towards the other side of Marlborough: the Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, Rieslings and Pinot Gris from small producers who have no cellar door of their own. The room does two jobs — a café through the day, and from the afternoon a cellar door for the growers who never had one.
Read the whole storySix of the 57 on the shelf. Most of these producers have no way of selling to you directly at all.
Fine bubbles with citrus, apple, and brioche aromas. Crisp, creamy, and elegant with a refreshing finish. Perfect as an…
No.1 Family Estate was founded in 1997 by Daniel and Adele Le Brun, bringing 12 generations of…
Elegant and refined with fine bubbles, aromas of citrus, green apple, brioche, and subtle floral notes. A creamy palate…
Crafted by No.1 Family Estate, combining 12 generations of Champagne heritage with…
Delicate pink hue with fine bubbles and aromas of strawberries, red cherries, citrus, and brioche. Elegant and creamy…
Crafted by No.1 Family Estate, blending Champagne heritage with Marlborough’s vibrant fruit to…
A refined Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with vibrant aromas of passionfruit, citrus, and fresh herbs. Elegant and…
Richard Ellis from Marlborist showcases Marlborough’s premium terroir, combining purity,…
Elegant and refined with aromas of ripe peach, citrus, and subtle vanilla. A beautifully balanced palate with creamy…
The Marlborist Chardonnay reflects Marlborough’s evolving wine identity, showcasing a balance…
Elegant and expressive with aromas of red cherry, raspberry, and subtle spice. Silky in texture with fine tannins,…
The Marlborist Pinot Noir captures Marlborough’s cool-climate character, showcasing elegance,…
Sit down with a sommelier, or take a flight at your own pace. Either way you leave knowing three producers you'd never have found.
Four pours on a numbered board with tasting notes. No booking needed.
From $22per person
Five pours, one region, 30–45 minutes, with the person who chose them.
$45per person
Our sommelier brings four bottles and the stories behind them.
$27per person
Your group, the back table, and a list built to whatever you tell us you like.
Reservations are highly welcome, and walk-ins are always welcome. To reserve, call +64 22 070 1717.
Half the room is usually visiting Marlborough from somewhere else. Tastings, bottles and club boxes can all be paid for the way you pay at home.
Card details are handled entirely by Stripe and never touch our servers.
Two Sinclair Street, Mayfield, the 1912 station building at the end of the platform. Free parking at the door, and a two-minute walk from where the Coastal Pacific stops.
Illustration, not a live map, the button opens the real location in Google Maps.
We release library bottles and tasting seats to the list before they go public. That's the whole pitch.
