A Marlborough wine company is drinking up the news one of its drops has been ranked among the best in the world.

Loveblock Wines' 2018 Pinot Noir has placed 46th in the Top 100 Wine Spectator List.

It beat out more than 15,000 wines in a blind taste test.

Founder Erica Crawford told Mike Hosking the wine is now flying out the door.

She says something like this carries a heap of influence.

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