Vineyards - general
Villa Maria: Many awards
New Zealand produces 0.2 percent of the world’s wine but wins a great number of trophies and medals throughout the world. Villa Maria has won the most trophies and medals of any New Zealand winery. Michelle Richardson, Chief Winemaker at Villa Maria, has been nominated winemaker of the year three times, and in 2001 was named white-wine maker of the year at London's International Wine Challenge. Villa Maria's 2000 Private Bin Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc won the IWC's trophy for best of its variety as well as for being the best value white wine of the year. The Villa Maria Reserve Noble Riesling, a sweeter white wine style, is a consistent gold medal winner.
Church Road and Silini Estate: Old and New in Hawke's Bay
Boutique winery Church Road in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay, owned by Montana Wines, features the country's only wine museum, underneath the Tom McDonald Cellar. The museum recreates the techniques of old-time winemaking. Church Road also features a restaurant on-site. Hawke's Bay is known as the fruit bowl of New Zealand for its fresh peaches, nectarines, apples and asparagus. Its climate is perfect for all the premium grape varieties, with Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon being leading varieties. Sileni Estates is Hawke's Bay’s newest commercial winery and concentrates on Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Semillon. Sileni also runs a culinary school and first-class restaurant.
Stonyridge Vineyard: Niche production
New Zealand’s boutique vineyards are becoming internationally acclaimed, most with limited supplies available. Waiheke Island features several of these, the main being Stonyridge Vineyards. Some of New Zealand’s best red wines come from Waiheke Island, where ideal growing conditions with hot dry summers and stony soils combine with the skills of experienced vintners to produce world acclaimed vintages. There are more than 25 vineyards on the island, many of which produce limited quantities and can only be bought on Waiheke or in selected restaurants around the world.
Nobilo Wine Takes Flight
Third-largest New Zealand winemaker and major exporter, Nobilo Vintners in Huapai, West Auckland, has been providing both British Airways and Scandinavian Airlines Sauvignon Blanc for their Business Class service. Additionally they supply to Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific. This totals 18 percent of Nobilo's sales.
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