Introduction
Air New Zealand have been the major sponsor of the New Zealand Wine Awards since 1987. Additionally 19 different sponsors also support the various trophy categories.
Naming Rights Sponsor
Air New Zealand
Sponsor category:
Champion Wine of the Show
Air New Zealand is proud sponsor of the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, the country's premier annual wine competition – this year we will celebrate 22 years of sponsorship. This reflects our long-standing commitment to the New Zealand wine industry and our real passion for New Zealand wine.
Twice a year, Air New Zealand conducts an extensive wine tasting by inviting all NZ Wineries to submit wines for in-flight selection. Wines are blind tasted by three top New Zealand wine consultants to enable selection of the very best wines to serve in-flight.
Associate Sponsors
Bell Gully
Sponsor category: Champion Sustainable Wine
Bell Gully has been legal adviser to New Zealand's wine industry since its earliest days and supported the Air New Zealand Wine Awards for over 15 years.
Bell Gully is particularly pleased to be able to support the Champion Sustainable Wine category, recognising the talent and commitment of our winemakers in the sustainable growth of New Zealand's wine industry.
O-I New Zealand
Sponsor category: Champion Chardonnay
On 1 June 2005, ACI Glass Packaging New Zealand was renamed O-I New Zealand. O-I New Zealand is New Zealand's only glass wine bottle manufacturer. O-I New Zealand is dedicated to servicing the wine industry now and in the future, offering a wide range of wine bottles in both screw cap and cork mouth closure systems and assisting the New Zealand wine industry to grow and develop export markets.
Guala Closures New Zealand
Sponsor category: Champion Sauvignon Blanc
Formerly known as GlobalCap, Guala Closures NZ manufacture aluminium screwcaps for the New Zealand wine industry.
Established in 2005 they are now producing in excess of 3 million screwcaps per week from their Auckland based factory. Guala Closures NZ are entering an exciting phase of innovation with the introduction of new technology including embossing and internally threaded WAK closures.
Guala Closures NZ are the only screwcap manufacturer in New Zealand and are a division of Guala Closures Group one of the largest screwcap manufactures globally.
JF Hillebrand New Zealand Ltd
Sponsor category: Champion Pinot Noir
JF Hillebrand NZ Ltd is proud to be associated with the 2008 Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
Since 1844 JF Hillebrand has been dedicated to the efficient and cost-effective logistics of beverages. Today more than 1200 professionals in 43 offices all over the world put that experience to work for our clients, by taking care of the smooth flow of beverages day after day. JF Hillebrand is now the world's leading logistics provider to the global beverage industry. In New Zealand JF Hillebrand has been assisting winemakers deliver award-winning wines to markets around the world. Through our association with NZ Winegrowers we support the development and recognition of New Zealand wines throughout the world.
For more information, contact us on Auckland@jfhillebrand.com, or visit our website :
Nissan New Zealand Ltd
Sponsor category:
Champion Sparkling Wine
Nissan NZ and Nissan dealers enjoy a business relationship with members of the wine industry. Nissan are pleased to be able to sponsor these awards as an expression of our appreciation and support while providing the company and its dealers with opportunities to market to a mutual target audience.
Silver Sponsors
BDO Spicers
Sponsor category:
Champion Other White Styles & Rosé
BDO Spicers (a national network of 14 Chartered Accounting & Advisory firms) has a long association with the New Zealand wine industry. Their Member Firms advise many wineries about financial and statutory issues including the benefits of industry membership, levies, surveys and elections. BDO Spicers is proud to be associated as a long-standing sponsor of the Air New Zealand Wine Awards. Contact them on 0800 379 528 or visit their website:
Business World Travel
Sponsor category: Champion Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot/Cabernet Blend
The world loves New Zealand wine and its Business World Travel that gets most of the successful winemakers to the world's key markets and trade shows. Business World Travel understands the business of travel, and has been providing travel management expertise to New Zealand Winegrowers and the members for many years. With so many options available leave it to Business World Travel's experienced team in Wellington or Auckland to source you the best travel solution – it pays to have friends in the business!
Fairfax Media
Sponsor category:
Champion Open Red Wine
Fairfax Media has a long and proud association with the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, with both NZ House & Garden and Sunday Star-Times having sponsored individual trophy categories in previous Awards.
Fairfax Media, New Zealand's largest media company, has a strong focus on innovation and leadership. Their media coverage includes nine daily newspapers, two national Sunday papers, a stable of magazines with market leading lifestyle titles, and a market leading online presence. Fairfax Media also publish over 60 community newspapers throughout New Zealand.
Fruitfed Supplies
Sponsor category:
Champion Syrah
Fruitfed Supplies is part of the PGG Wrightson and provides goods and services to the New Zealand viticulture industry from our 19 sales centres nationwide.
Fruitfed has over 70 field representatives providing ethical advice, technical expertise, quality products and information to an expanding viticultural industry.
For further information contact one of their sales centres or visit our website:
HortResearch
Sponsor category:
Champion Riesling
HortResearch is a New Zealand-based science company, acknowledged as a world leader in integrated fruit research. With specialist research capability in the areas of sustainable crop systems and consumer and sensory science, HortResearch is helping the New Zealand wine industry secure its future through innovations in crop management and an enhanced understanding of what makes New Zealand wines so unique.
The Huka Retreats
Sponsor category: Champion Pinot Gris
The longevity of our sponsorship within this superb awards programme has allowed us to experience first hand and by close association the phenomenal growth and success of the New Zealand wine industry. We warmly acknowledge and recognise the abundance of talent, innovation and excellence that has made such an achievement possible.
Label and Litho
Sponsor category: Champion Gewurztraminer
Label and Litho Limited is a major supplier of quality
self-adhesive labelling to the New Zealand market. The company is a second-generation family business and since it was founded has proven itself to be flexible, capable and committed to service excellence.
Label and Litho has a 47-year history and is a major supporter of the wine industry and sponsors many New Zealand wine industry events. Label and Litho is the only self-adhesive label printing company in New Zealand to have EnviroMark Gold certification.
New Holland Agriculture
Sponsor category:
Champion Merlot
New Holland Agriculture has continued to grow their position as the preferred supplier of mechanised solutions for the vineyard. The New Holland Braud grape harvesters are recognised globally as the most innovative and reliable harvester available. The New Holland specialist tractor range is used in vineyards all over New Zealand and globally. The wide range of models and modern environmentally responsible engines has made these tractors the choice of the viticulture professionals across the world.
It is appropriate for New Holland to be support the Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2008 and in doing so recognise the support and loyalty that the industry has bestowed upon it.
New World
Sponsor category:
Champion Open White Wine
New World supermarkets are committed to offering the wine drinker an extensive range of award-winning wines. We are proud to support the New Zealand wine industry and the opportunity to be a trophy sponsor at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards is our way of endorsing wine quality and excellence.
Newstalk ZB
Sponsor category:
Champion Other Red Styles
Newstalk ZB is New Zealand's leading radio station, providing a credible source of news and current affairs.
Through it's 25 broadcast markets, Newstalk ZB speaks to a vast audience of top socio-economic groups, business decision makers and the majority of household shoppers, many of whom enjoy being as well-informed on wines as they are politics and world affairs.
Newstalk ZB is proud to be associated with the Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
Wineworks
Sponsor category:
Champion Medium Sweet or
Sweet Wine
Wineworks is New Zealand's leading contract bottling service provider to the wine industry. Users of our service can eliminate all capital expenditure and business complexity in packaging and still access the latest technology and services certified to international standards.
A complete service is offered, including bulk wine transport, laboratory testing, bottling, storage, distribution, and packaging material supply.
Exhibition Sponsors
Corbans Viticulture
Sponsor category: Champion Exhibition White or Sparkling Wine
Great wines are crafted using the best viticulture practises. Corbans Viticulture, a leading New Zealand grafted grapevine nursery, provides Total Vineyard Solutions to ensure grape growers and wineries make the best viticulture decisions possible. Top quality viticulture practices ensure the production of top quality wines. Corbans Viticulture is committed to supporting the New Zealand wine industry and is proud to be a sponsor of the 2008 Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
Kapiti
Sponsor category:
Champion Exhibition Red Wine
Kapiti is thrilled to be part of the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, sponsoring the Champion Exhibition Red Wine trophy and recognising the talents of New Zealand's boutique red wine vintners.
Like the New Zealand wine industry, Kapiti cheese is recognised for its focus on quality and innovation, depicted in the inherent skill of the affineur and hence gracing the tables of the top restaurants, hotels and airlines around the world.
The ultimate goal – to produce the perfect cheese for the perfect wine.
Product Sponsors
WAIWERA Artesian Water
New Zealand's oldest artesian water was recently voted the World's Best Bottled Water, in a blind taste test supervised by acclaimed UK wine magazine, Decanter. Decanter's panel – made up of Masters of Wine, top sommeliers and some of the most experienced palates in Europe – voted WAIWERA the supreme winner.