Mud House

Mud House is a New Zealand wine brand based in Marlborough, founded in 1996 by John and Jennifer Joslin - he was a disillusioned Essex arable farmer; they sailed to New Zealand on their yacht Dancing Wave and lived at Picton, planted Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir, and built a mud-block house on the property. The original label was Le Grys (Jennifer's maiden name); the Mud House label was added for a UK importer and eventually displaced the original name.

The Joslins sold the brand in September 2006 to New Zealand Vineyard Estates after international demand outran their capacity - orders of 105,000 cases against 80,000 cases of production pushed them out. Accolade Wines acquired Mud House in 2013-2014. Accolade's wine division was rebranded as Vinarchy in 2025, formed from the merger of Accolade with Pernod Ricard's Australian, New Zealand, and Spanish wine businesses by an AWL consortium led by Bain Capital.

Today Mud House sources fruit from both owned sites and contract growers across Marlborough (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay), Waipara (Riesling, Pinot Noir), and Central Otago (Pinot Noir). The Single Vineyard tier highlights specific named sites - Woolshed in Marlborough's Wairau Plains Southern Valleys, and others. The brand is commercial-scale and modern in style; the Single Vineyard wines are the serious end of the range.