Kumeu River Wins Judgement+50 Chardonnay Tasting

Recently whilst in London, Paul had the opportunity to share our 2023 single vineyard Chardonnays with Jancis Robinson, MW. 2023 marks Kumeu Rivers 80th Anniversary and to mark the occasions, Paul hosted a rare tasting event at Farr Vintners in London, with an opportunity to experience some of our finest vintages of Chardonnay back as far as 2002.  "This retrospective tasting of a further 30 wines demonstrated the extraordinary consistency and ageability of Kumeu River Chardonnays. What was also clear was that, a bit like that other famed Chardonnay exponent Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury, the quality gap between their most basic wine (Kumeu River Village...

Sophie Preece interviews Michael ahed of his recognition as a 2024 New Zealand Winegrowers Fellow for services to winemaking. 

"Three stalwarts of New Zealand’s wine industry have been recognised as the 2024 New Zealand Winegrowers Fellows, in recognition of their long commitment to the industry, pouring their passion, talent, intellect and experience into the betterment of New Zealand wine. "

    The Institute of Masters of Wine is the home of exceptional expertise in the wine world, founded over 70 years ago to establish an exam for the UK wine trade.  ‘Master of Wine’  is now a globally recognised title held by a worldwide family of MWs. Today, there are 417 MWs based in 31 countries. Following on with Jancis Robinson MW OBE receiving the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, Michael Brajkovich of Kumeu River wines in Auckland has been honoured as the 2024 Winemakers’ Winemaker, at a ceremony during ProWein trade fair in Düsseldorf. Presented by the Institute of...