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NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand has long been famed for its stunning, unspoiled landscape, as seen by many in Lord of the Rings. Equal to the
international acclaim for its beauty is that for its fine wines, as it’s been labeled the next frontier for the finicky Pinot Noir grape.
2019 marked the 200th anniversary of the first planted grape vines. Climate, geography, human skill, and a whole lot of pretty
sheep have combined to produce highly distinctive, premium quality wines, which are ‘the riches of a clean, green land.’
Auckland
Kumeu River
Marlborough
Chasing Venus
Dog Point
Fire Road
Frenzy
Mohua
Mt Nelson
Sea Pearl
Central Otago
Mohua
Peregrine
AUCKLAND
Auckland has the distinction of being the historical birthplace of viticulture winemaking in New
Zealand, being planted in 1819 by missionaries. In 1839, Scotsman James Busby successfully
Kumeu River made the country’s first wines. In the late 1800’s, immigrants from the now-Croatiian Dalmatian
Founded in 1949 by Mick coast cam e to New Zealand hoping to make their fortunes in the country’s gum fields, eventually
Brajkovich, wife Katé and son turning to farming and grape growing.
Maté, Kumeu River was one
of the early pioneers in
Auckland, New Zealand, that
helped to establish its
reputation as a world-class
region. Still family-owned
and run, Kumeu River Kumeu River (Kumeu) wilsondaniels.com
continues to pioneer new (Also see Marlborough)
frontiers: winemaker Michael
Brajkovich became New Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Auckland Villages 2017 $215.90 90JS
Zealand’s first member of the Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Estate Auckland 2017 $282.86 92VN , 91WS
prestigious Institute of
Masters of Wine, and has Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Estate Auckland 2018 $355.90 93JS, 93WE
been testing and championing Kumeu River Chardonnay Auckland Coddington Vineyard 2018
screw cap closures for close $432.00 94JS, 91WA
to 20 years. Kumeu River Chardonnay Auckland Hunting Hill Vineyard 2018 $563.90 93WA, 93WS
Kumeu River Pinot Noir Kumeu Auckland Villages 2018 $215.90
Kumeu River Pinot Noir Auckland Hunting Hill Vineyard 2015 $432.00
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