Yealands Estate
| Yealands Estate | |
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| Location | Seddon, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°38′55″S 174°07′53″E / 41.648611°S 174.131526°E |
| Wine region | Marlborough |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Varietals | Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris |
| Tasting | Open to the public |
| Website | https://www.yealands.co.nz |
Yealands Estate is a winery based in the Marlborough wine region of New Zealand, originally established in 2008 by entrepreneur Peter Yealands. In 2018, it was taken over by Marlborough Lines, a community-owned power company. Yealands also produces the labels Babydoll and The Crossings.
History
[edit]The winery was founded in 2008 by Peter Yealands on a large block of coastal land east of Seddon.[1] The winery expanded its vineyard holdings to over 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) in the Awatere Valley and purchased The Crossings, a Marlborough winery, and the Hawke's Bay-based winery Crossroads in 2011.[2][3]
In 2016, Yealands sold its Crossroads winery facility and land and moved to transport its Hawke's Bay grapes to its Marlborough winery.[4] In 2020, it won the Best in Show trophy for its Sauvignon Blanc wines.[5]
Export offence conviction
[edit]After an investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries, Yealands and two other staff were sentenced in 2018 under New Zealand's Wine Act 2003 for illegally adding sugar to wine exported to the European Union between 2013 and 2015 and falsifying records to conceal the activity.[6] Marlborough Lines, who had already purchased a controlling stake in 2015, agreed not to sue Yealands in return for his resignation and remaining shares.[7][8]
In December 2020, Yealands sold 187 hectares (460 acres) of vineyards to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, the government-owned sovereign wealth fund, to reduce debt after the recessional economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Practices
[edit]The winery practices include using sheep and chickens to control weeds and pests, establishing wetlands, and using recycled materials for glass bottles and packaging.[10] The 412 kW photovoltaic solar cell system installed at the winery was at the time the largest single solar array in New Zealand.[11]
The winery ran into trouble with its waste reuse initiative to process pomace into feedstock, receiving penalties for subsequent pollution of a local waterway.[12][13] The winery has planned to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2045.[14]
Yealands also produces wine under the labels Babydoll and The Crossings.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Christine Nikiel (14 October 2008). "Suiting himself". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ Worobiec, MaryAnn (8 July 2015). "New Zealand's Yealands Wine Group Sells Majority Share for $60 Million". Wine Spectator. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Bob (25 July 2016). "Yealands in expansion mode". The Real Review. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
Yealands Wine Estate has just bought a 266-hectare sheep and beef farm adjoining the company's 1000 hectare vineyard in the Awatere Valley.
- ^ Hutching, Chris (10 September 2017). "Sauvignon country comes up trumps for investment". Stuff. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Yealands Awards & Accolades". yealands.co.nz. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "'Unprecedented offending': Peter Yealands and his former company fined $400k". The New Zealand Herald. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Rutherford, Hamish (18 December 2018). "Peter Yealands paid out $23m as Marlborough Lines agrees not to sue him". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Rutherford, Hamish (11 December 2018). "Fears for NZ's reputation after winemakers found adding sugar to wine destined for EU". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 10 December 2019 – via Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Eder, Jennifer (3 December 2020). "Yealands Wine Group sells Marlborough vineyards to NZ Super Fund for $34 million". Stuff. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Yealands Estate Wines". Sustainable Business Network. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Energy in New Zealand 2019". Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. 22 October 2019. ISSN 2324-5913. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Elder, Jennifer (10 August 2018). "Yealands Wine Group founder Peter Yealands convicted over 'poor' construction work". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Elder, Jennifer (7 May 2019). "Peter Yealands ordered to pay $18,000 after polluting Marlborough stream with grape marc". Stuff. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Hart, Maia (27 January 2020). "Yealands Wine Group commits to reducing 50 per cent of carbon emissions by 2030". The Marlborough Express. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Stuff.
- ^ "Portfolio". Yealands. Retrieved 2 February 2024.