WINE

Glengarry Wine Academy: www.glengarry.co.nz

For almost 20 years, the Glengarry Wine Academy has been working with wine lovers to educate and assist them in their wine knowledge. Initially created to train Glengarry staff, today it is widely used by the hospitality industry and wine enthusiasts and is firmly established as one of New Zealand's leading wine educational programmes.
Informative, but never intimidating, the Glengarry Wine Academy courses are an opportunity for beginners as well as experienced aficionados to expand their knowledge and develop their interest. The only pre-requisite is a passion for wine!

Usually staged over four weeknight sessions, we are breaking the course into a short session to introduce you to wine tasting and give you more skills to enjoy the Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival 2008. Still, this is very much a hands on course that encourages participants to gain wine confidence by breaking down the intimidation factor and by providing a good grounding in the sensory evaluation and perception of wine. The main grape varieties will be discussed, with wines from around New Zealand tasted to highlight the various characteristics of each variety.

When you are at the Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival, come and visit us for your Wine Academy short course.

Glengarry: www.glengarry.co.nz

Glengarry is very proud to be involved with the Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival once again. We are thrilled to support The Rotary Club of Devonport for the 2010 festival.

In 2010 Glengarry will be there to entertain and educate you with a wide range of products from New Zealand and around the world. If you like Champagne, Pinot Gris or Pinot Noir then be sure to visit us.

We'll also have the Glengarry Wine Academy (see top) on site for you to attend if you are interested in an introduction to our famed wine education course. There are three sessions each day for you to attend. We look forward to seeing you at Devonport.

Rockburn: www.rockburn.co.nz

Rockburn takes its name from the rock-strewn, burn scarred landscape of Central Otago.

Central Otago's unique alluvial soils, continental climate and stunning light enable Rockburn to produce wines of intense varietal characteristics. Rockburn have vineyards at Parkburn and in the Gibbston Valley.

At the Kia Motors Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival Rockburn will be pouring their award winning Pinot Noirs, Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer and Rose.

GEM: www.gemwine.co.nz

Gem is a stunning range of premium, single estate New Zealand Wines, owned and handcrafted by Auckland winemaker Corey Hall and his wife Megan Hall.

Corey is an experienced and acclaimed winemaker with over 15 years of winemaking experience whose wine styles are serious and sophisticated, and whose approach to life and work is driven by his love for family, wine, food (and surfing).

Based in West Auckland with their daughters Pepper and Minnie, Corey and Meg are focused on producing small parcels of handcrafted wines from the most suited regions or vineyard sites for any particular variety or blend working with some of Corey's favourite vineyards from around the country.

The name Gem is symbolic of their approach - picking from the best regions & vineyard sites but it is also his wife's name 'Meg' backwards - now that's romance!

Putiki Bay: Waiheke Island www.putiki.co.nz

Putiki Bay Vineyard is a small enterprise of 10 acres located on the edge of the picturesque Putiki Bay, Waiheke Island. This idyllic coastal site near Auckland has a climate perfect for growing red wine grapes. Our aim is to produce low volume wines of top quality. All the wines under the Putiki Bay Vineyard label are made with fruit from our own vineyard.

Throughout all vineyard and winery practices the focus is wholely on quality rather than merely quantity. Such commitments to quality, together with Waiheke Island's fantastic climate, allows the vines to ripen the grapes to maximum levels thus ensuring all Putiki Bay wines deliver maximum flavour and enjoyment.

St. Jerome Wines: West Auckland www.stjerome.co.nz

Founded in 1961 and located in Henderson Auckland, St. Jeromes Wine and Vineyard is ideally suited to making one of New Zealands finest examples of a Cabernet based wine. St. Jerome has become known as "the winemaker's winemaker". Its legendary Matuka, the Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, is considered to be one of New Zealand's most spectacular reds. In fact, in a blind tasting, a panel of local wine experts rated St. Jerome Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot '89 equal to Chateau Lafite-Rothschild '88 and ahead of other top French reds.

The Ozich brothers of St. Jerome make no secrets of the processes they use to produce their multi award-winning wines, for few winemakers would have the patience or skill to persist with the time-honoured methods employed by Miro and Davorin Ozich. Their 20 acre vineyard in Henderson has a micro-climate ideally suited to the growing of flavour-full Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes - the beginning of great wine.

Mills Reef www.millsreef.co.nz

Mills Reef Winery was established in 1989, by the Preston family. Through commitment and dedication to excellence, the Mills Reef has established itself as one of New Zealand's premium labels.

The vineyards of Mills Reef lie at the heart of New Zealand's oldest winegrowing region, Hawkes Bay. The region enjoys an extended, warm dry growing seaon with low humidity and high sunshine hours, providing ideal conditions for growing intensely flavoured quality grapes.

Soil structure ranges from clay and silt through to the stoney soils of Gimblett Gravels. This diversity means the region is ideally suited to a wide range of grape varieties. Mills Reef wines have wone over 500 wines and 14 trophies in national and international competitions. We invite you to experience these very special handcrafted wines.

West Brook: Marlborough, Hawke's Bay and Auckland www.westbrook.co.nz

West Brook is a boutique family-owned winery, established in 1935. There are 3 main brands under the Westbrook Group.

West Brook is one of New Zealand's oldest and most respected boutique wineries owned and operated by the renowned fourth generation, Ivicevich family winemakers.

Grapes are sourced from top New Zealand growing regions including Marlborough, Hawkes Bay and Waimauku, near Auckland. Using innovative techniques, West Brook winemakers strive to produce adventuresome wine styles that show the full potential and diversity of New Zealand's growing regions.

Award winning wines are produced under the WEST BROOK, BLUE RIDGE and IVICEVICH brands. West Brook is a members of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, a group that monitors every aspect of viticulture including winery wastes. It implements modern record keeping and management systems for every block within a vineyard, making sure what is taken from the land is put back, and also to monitor spray usage, minimise and restrict the use of, or eliminate chemical products wherever possible. Soil management is another key issue. Each year the vineyard records are audited by SWNZ.

Sugar Loaf: www.sugarloafwines.co.nz

Sugar Loaf Wines was created by young entrepreneur Kate Hayward, after training in Winemaking but pursuing other career opportunities, Kate returned to Marlborough at the age of 24 to start Sugar Loaf Wines.

Producing wines from both their home vineyards surrounding the Sugar Loaf Winery on Rapaura Road, and from hand selected contract vineyards around the Marlborough district, Sugar Loaf Wines has a focus on delivering classic varietal flavours, with minimal winemaker input to best reflect the true character of the vineyards from which they are sourced.

Waimea Estate: www.waimeaestates.co.nz

One of the higher profile Nelson wineries, Waimea Estates has grown quickly in size and stature since its first vineyards were planted in 1993. From the first vintage release of a trophy-winning Sauvignon Blanc in 1997, Waimea Estates has attracted attention. Bob Campbell commented early on: "I am profoundly impressed by the overall quality of the wines - this is clearly a winery worth watching."

In terms of brands, Waimea Estates has a three tier range with our focus on Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Chardonnay.

Passage Rock Wines: www.passagerockwines.co.nz

Passage Rock wines is the holder of more awards and medals than any other Waiheke Island Winery.
We pride ourselves as being consistently excellent quality Waiheke Island grown wine.

Passage Rock is a love affair that follows the will of the seasons and the instincts of the vintner. The intertwined canes of the Passage Rock wreath represent the endless cycle of these seasons and the many human elements that go into the making of wonderful wine and a beautiful life.

Since its conception David and Veronika Evans-Gander have prided themselves on bringing quality good value wines to the public from their Waiheke Vineyards.

Lone Goat Winery

A boutique winery privately owned by Matt King and Marian Seyb in Canterbury. Their brand name is inspired by their Cashmere goat, Ella.

The vineyard is the original Giesen Vineyard in Burnham School Road at Burnham, south of Christchurch. Where Matt worked as a winemaker for Giesen back in that owner's days and learnt his Riesling skills then.

Omaha Bay Vineyard & Hinchco Family Vineyard:
www.omahabay.co.nz | www.hinchcowines.co.nz

Omaha Bay Vineyard is the vision of Hegman and Bev Foster, a family owned boutique Vineyard and Winery, located in the Matakana wine region, one hour north of Auckland City, overlooking Omaha Bay and Little Barrier Island.

Little Barrier Island is one of New Zealand's most valuable nature reserves. Its Maori name Hauturu means 'resting place of the winds' Passionate fourth generation wine growers in New Zealand, we use sustainable viticulture practices and produce premium quality wines that are distinctive, stylish and hand crafted to the highest standards.

Situated in the heart of Matakana Coast Wine Country this small family-run vineyard specialises in producing quality wines that are as approachable and friendly as the people who make them.

The vision of our vineyard is to create premium varietal wines using fruit grown solely here on our sheltered slopes in the heartland of Matakana. Our wine making philosophy is based on a non-intrusive style, allowing the flavours of the grapes and the character of the vineyard to be expressed by the wine.

Carrington Resort: www.heritagehotels.co.nz/Carrington-Resort

Carrington Resort is a 3000 acre luxury Northland estate with four kilometres of secluded white sand coastline, tournament-standard golf course, and acclaimed vineyard and winery. Guests stay in either spacious Lodge Rooms or fully self-contained 3-bedroom Villas with sweeping golf course and sea views. World class recreational facilities including a heated infinity swimming pool and spa pool, two tennis courts, Olympic standard clay and skeet target shooting range and a gymnasium.

KariKari Estate Winery: www.karikariestate.co.nz

Northland is the birthplace of New Zealand wine, with Reverend Samuel Marsden planting the first vines in Northland in 1819. Just under 200 years later Karikari Estate opened its doors to become New Zealand's northern most winery located on the beautiful Karikari Peninsula at Doubtless Bay.

Our aim is simple: Make great wine. Serve with fresh, local food. And, as a backdrop, have one of the most gorgeous views in the world. We hope you enjoy our special wines and delectable cuisine, and of course, we appreciate your custom. We'd really - really - like you to come and visit us, but we realise that this may not be possible. So, we figured that you may like to come to the world famous Devonport Wine and Food Festival. In collaboration with our great friends at Heritage Hotels and Carrington Resort we are proud to present our wines and we look forward to meeting you all at our stand.

Harwood Hall:

Harwood Hall is a partnership between the winemaking families of Digger & Debra Hennessey and Corey & Megan Hall. The Harwood Hall range represents a significant consolidation of winemaking experience - by not one but two of the country's best winemakers.

Wild Rock Wines: www.wildrockwine.co.nz

At Wild Rock we have a clear and simple goal. It's to make new and unforgettable wines, wines that we hope will surprise you and then linger in your mind a little longer than the rest.

So we brought together New Zealand's most acclaimed winemaking team ' Steve Smith MW and the Craggy Range crew ' and gave them the freedom and space to go fourth with wild abandon and create a collection of Wild Rock wines that spoke uniquely of New Zealand.

The best vineyards, sustainably grown, talented people, the most pristine environment in the world. A new wave from New Zealand.

Monteiths Beer Marquee: www.monteiths.co.nz

For the first time in the festival history a beer will be available.

Originating from the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Monteith's has been crafting its family of fine beers since 1868, staying true to the authentic process and recipes of the classic beer styles it re-creates. Renowned the world over, Monteith's continues to produce beers that are made to exacting standards and capture the spirit of the world's most famous beers and, in some cases, forgotten favourites.

The uniqueness of the beers is largely due to the combination of brewing process, ingredients and the approach of our brewers. All Monteith's beers are batch brewed and adhere to the quirks and characteristics of original styles (with a little bit of Kiwi ingenuity added for good measure).

Invivo Wines: www.invivowines.com

Invivo, a boutique premium New Zealand winery began as an idea between two old Auckland school friends, Rob Cameron and Tim Lightbourne. Their vision is to bring the best of New Zealand wine, from New Zealand's premium winegrowing regions, to the world in an innovative and contemporary approach.

Invivo will be showcasing their exciting wines; Invivo Marlborough Rose 09, Invivo Marlborough Pinto Gris 09, Invivo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 09 and Invivo Central Otago Pinot Noir 08. With a wine label designed by a renowned New Zealand fashion designer Zambesi, Invivo was also recently the official supporter in Italy at New Zealand's opening events the 53rd Venice Biennale (World art exhibition). Invivo was the winner for the 2009 New Zealand Innovation Wine Awards.

Soho Wine Company: www.sohowineco.com

The SOHOWINECO was created to go where no other wine company in NZ had gone before... where sexy style meets NZ's best winemakers.

Like the famous entertainment capitals of the world - the Soho districts of New York, London and Hong Kong, the Soho Wine Co represents a love of entertaining & life ' ever evolving with a command for quality, zest, togetherness and a little self indulgence.

Utilising family-owned vineyards from the best NZ wine regions, Soho combines these with award winning winemakers to create distinctive, premium wines from specialists in their realm.

The Soho philosophy remains the same vintage after vintage - producing unparalleled wine that reflects its packaging ... contemporary, stylish, & a little risqu'.

Loopline Vineyards: www.loopline.co.nz

Situated on the Opaki plains Loopline Vineyard is a very small family owned boutique winery/vineyard with 4ha of vines. We produce Pinot Noir, Merlot, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

Loopline, named after the road it is situated on, is the most northern Wairarapa Winery. Its stony free draining soils have produced numerous award winning wines.

We are located about 6ks north of Masterton, in the Wairarapa on the Opaki plains with several other vineyards.

Grass Cove: www.grasscove.co.nz

Grass Cove... as Captain James Cook called it during his second voyage to New Zealand in 1773 is to be found in Marlborough's scenic Queen Charlotte Sound. For the British explorers aboard Cook's HMS Resolution and companion ship HMS Adventure, Marlborough was a bountiful haven to replenish and refresh - just as it is today for wine lovers the world over. Grass Cove is available in Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Merlot and Pinot Noir.

Yealands Estate Wines: www.yealands.co.nz

Set between the steep foothills of the Marlborough's Seaward Kaikoura Ranges and the windswept tides of Cook Strait, you will discover Yealands Estate Winery.

Led by legendary entrepreneur Peter Yealands, step by innovative step, we're creating the first fully sustainable winery in New Zealand.

Visit our interactive website showcasing Yealands Estate working in harmony with the environment, customers can purchase online, learn more about the Yealands Estate success story and how Peter Yealands and the Yealands Estate team are making waves in the Wine Industry!