Bascand Estate

New Zealand, South Island

In the 1800s Master Mariner Charles Stephen Bascand captained the steamer SS Waipara around New Zealand, before purchasing land and settling with his family in the South Island. Bascand Estate was established in 1998 and the descendants of Charles Bascand now own vineyards in the outstanding grape-growing regions of Marlborough and Waipara, producing premium wines under the Bascand label.