Wine for football fans

New Zealand’s Clark Estate in the Awatere Valley has produced an official wine for the Watford Football Club or the Hornets, as they are known in the UK. Lifelong Hornets fan Peter Clark, 61, moved to New Zealand 3 years ago where he set up his own winery with his wife Jane. Clark has now completed his dream of launching his own Hornets Sauvignon Blanc. Clark said: “I’m absolutely delighted. I created it for the fans so it will be great to see them drinking it. The club was very keen to get involved. As far as I know, it’s the first wine associated with a football club. It’s unique in a way.” The Clark Estate sells its range of wines — Clark Estate and Boreham Wood — in New Zealand while also exporting the two brands to Australia, the US, the UK and South Korea.