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Advanced Search   0 x item(s)   Vineyards Regions White Wines Red Wines About Us Services Freight Details Contact Us	KUMEU RIVER Kumeu River Wines was established in 1944 when Mick and Kate Brajkovich and their son Mate first came to the small country settlement of Kumeu, about 20 km northwest of Auckland City. The family had migrated from Yugoslavia in 1938 and had been working in the far Northern part of New Zealand digging kauri gum. After moving to Henderson, in West Auckland, in the early 1940s, they worked on vineyards and orchards in the area and saved enough money to buy a property with a small existing vineyard at Kumeu. At Kumeu River Wines our winemaking philosophy is simple. We endeavour to grow grapes of the highest standard and then treat them with respect when we turn them into wine. In this way the potential quality is maximised, and we are able to produce wines that are truly representative of our land. To this end our vineyards are trained on the, Lyre, trellis to optimise their exposure to light and therefore the ripeness of the grapes. Yields are kept low to improve the concentration of aromas and flavours in the grapes, and we harvest all of our grapes by hand.This allows us to remove faulty berries in the field so that our quality grapes may arrive at the winery in pristine condition. The white grapes are all whole-bunch pressed, which is time-consuming but gives us the best quality results. The reds are destemmed and crushed gently before being transferred to fermentation tanks. No yeasts are added, as we rely solely on the indigenous yeasts that are present in the vineyard to conduct our fermentations.    Wine has won an Award Display prices in:     AUCKLAND CODE   RED WINE VINTAGE VOL. NZD   ADD TO CART 18205   VILLAGE PINOT NOIR 2007 750ml 19.90   CODE   WHITE WINE VINTAGE VOL. NZD   ADD TO CART 18209   ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2008 750ml 39.00
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