Top 50 list is testament to NZ wine's enduring brand appeal

2 May 2012 Media Release

Top 50 list pays testament to New Zealand wine's enduring brand appeal

7 New Zealand wine brands have secured places in the recently announced Top 50 'World's Most Admired Wine Brands' list by the drinks journal Drinks International. Brancott Estate, Oyster Bay, Cloudy Bay, Villa Maria, Babich, Wither Hills, and Nobilo are listed alongside international brands such as Penfolds, Michel Chapoutier, and Chateau Margaux as being leading players in the global wine industry.

Chris Yorke, New Zealand Winegrowers' Global Marketing Director, comments "I am delighted that seven New Zealand brands have made the Top 50 list. It reconfirms New Zealand's position as a producer of premium, diverse and sustainable wines."

Sixty members of the global wine community nominated the wine brands they admire most. Voters included Peter McCombie MW, Peter Marks MW, Tuomas Meriluoto MW, Kym Milne MW and Lynne Sherriff MW.

The Drinks International 50 Most Admired Wine Brands are:

1 Concha y Toro

2 Torres

3 Antinori

4 Penfolds

5 Jacob's Creek

6 Kendall Jackson

7 Michel Chapoutier

8 Guigal

9 Vega Sicilia

10 Chateau Margaux

11 Duboeuf

12 JP Chenet

13 Ridge

14 Brancott Estate

15 Marques de Riscal

16 Chateau Ste Michelle

17 Oyster Bay

18 Cheval Blanc

19 McGuigan

20 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

21 Campo Viejo

22 Cloudy Bay

23 Chateau Lafite

24 Fetzer

25 Marques de Caceres

26 Blue Nun

27 KWV

28 Robert Mondavi

29 Santa Rita

30 Chateau Haut-Brion

31Villa Maria

32 Barefoot

33 Chateau d'Yquem

34 Faustino

35 Gallo

36 Chateau Le Pin

37 Lindeman's

38 O Fournier

39 Chateau Mouton Rothschild

40 Chateau Petrus

41 Undurruga

42 Woodbridge

43 Paul Jaboulet Aine

44 Babich

45 Dr Loosen

46 Wither Hills

47 Oxford Landing

48 Nobilo

49 Black Tower

50 Yellowtail

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