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Villa Maria Celebrates Iconic Varietal On International Sauvignon Blanc Day
Sunday, 1 May 2022, 1:51 pm | Villa Maria Estate
In the lead up to International Sauvignon Blanc Day on Friday 6 May, renowned winery Villa Maria is celebrating the varietal that put New Zealand wine firmly on the global map – and still dominates the local market today. New Zealand has an incredibly ... More >>
Perfectly Pink – Celebrating National Rosé Day, 5th February 2022
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 10:36 am | Villa Maria Estate
Rosé is New Zealand’s fastest growing wine variety, with sales doubling in recent years, and while it’s known as ‘summer in a glass’ – the perfect accompaniment to balmy summer BBQs and long lunches – this crowd-pleasing wine delivers all year ... More >>
Lockdown wine and food pairings
Friday, 10 September 2021, 11:50 am | Villa Maria Estate
Banana bread and sourdough are so Lockdown 2020, so we’ve pulled together some of the best trends of Lockdown 5.0 so far. Not only that, but while many of us have more time on our hands and are spending it by being more creative in the kitchen, ... More >>
Villa Maria Hosts 'The Party New Zealand Made' - Call To Kiwis To Vote For The Perfect Party
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 4:08 pm | Villa Maria Estate
What makes the perfect party? This is the question iconic New Zealand winery Villa Maria is asking the nation as it flips the usual approach to planning a party on its head. As a culmination of its upcoming month-long series of activities to encourage ... More >>
Villa Maria Estate Launches New Zealand’s First Wine-based Seltzer
Monday, 19 October 2020, 10:27 am | Villa Maria Estate
New Zealand’s most awarded winery, Villa Maria Estate, owners of the Villa Maria, Esk Valley, Leftfield, Vidal and Thornbury brands, is launching the country’s first wine-based seltzer – LF Wine Seltzers. The iconic wine business founded in 1961 ... More >>
Villa Maria And Countdown Help Bring More Bees To Kiwi Gardens
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 12:23 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria and Countdown have teamed up to encourage more Kiwi’s to plant wildflower seeds in their gardens and are highlighting the importance of bees to Aotearoa’s unique biodiversity. Villa Maria was a founding member of Sustainable Winegrowing ... More >>
Lightly Sparkling Rosé 2018 750ml – product recall
Friday, 29 November 2019, 5:54 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria Estate Limited has recently become aware of instances of glass damage on the lip under the screwcap on some bottles of the 750mL Villa Maria New Zealand Lightly Sparkling 2018 Rosé product. Customer wellbeing is paramount to Villa Maria ... More >>
Villa Maria takes top spot at NZ Wine of the Year awards
Monday, 18 November 2019, 2:49 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria has been awarded the highly coveted title of New Zealand Wine of the Year with the Villa Maria Cellar Selection Hawkes Bay Syrah 2018 taking away the prestigious Wine of the Year trophy. The same wine also won Champion Syrah and Best ... More >>
Villa Maria named top 3 in global wine brands
Monday, 18 March 2019, 10:49 am | Villa Maria Estate
A world first for a New Zealand winery as international panel names Villa Maria in top 3 global wine brands More >>
A strong start to the awards season for Villa Maria
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 5:35 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Living up to the reputation as New Zealand’s most awarded winery, Villa Maria is off to an impressive start in the 2019 awards season with a total of 17 gold medals from both the New Zealand International Wine Show and Hawkes Bay Wine Awards. More >>
John Farnham returning to New Zealand
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 9:38 am | Villa Maria Estate
John Farnham returning to New Zealand to play one show only at Villa Maria Estate next March! More >>
Villa Maria Estate voted “Most Trusted Wine Brand”
Friday, 25 May 2018, 10:26 am | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria Estate has just been voted as the Reader’s Digest ‘Most Trusted New Zealand Wine Brand’ for 2018. This is the second time in the last three years the family-owned New Zealand winery has won this award. More >>
Villa Maria’s award winning success continues
Sunday, 4 March 2018, 3:08 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria’s reputation as New Zealand’s most awarded winery was upheld with a total of 12 golds and two trophies at last night’s Royal Easter Show Wine Awards. Villa Maria took home an impressive 20% of the total gold medals awarded in the 2018 ... More >>
Villa Maria’s passion for organic winemaking pays off
Monday, 27 November 2017, 12:29 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria’s passion for organic winemaking pays off Villa Maria Cellar Selection Organic Hawkes Bay Merlot 2016 was awarded the Bayleys Real Estate Champion Merlot, Cabernet and Blends Trophy at the prestigious Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2017 on ... More >>
West Auckland Couple Say Strategy Key To Big Competition Win
Monday, 17 July 2017, 9:27 am | Villa Maria Estate
A West Auckland couple bet 200 competitors to win a World trip for two as part of a 4km treasure hunt competition in the central city on Saturday. More >>
Villa Maria launches wine helpline
Friday, 9 December 2016, 11:39 am | Villa Maria Estate
Do you have a burning wine related question? New Zealand’s most awarded winery launches #VillaMariaHelpline service to help Kiwis with their wine queries when it comes to pairing or gifting during the festive season. More >>
Villa Maria Estate rated as "Most Trusted Wine Brand"
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 2:11 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria Estate rated as New Zealand’s "Most Trusted Wine Brand" in Reader's Digest poll More >>
SIX60 Live at Villa Maria Winery
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 7:21 am | Villa Maria Estate
THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 2015 – It’s less than three months since SIX60 announced that they’d signed a record deal with iconic label Capitol Records, and now only a matter of weeks until the band heads to Los Angeles to start rolling out their ... More >>
Villa Maria named fourth most admired wine brand in world
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 12:49 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria named fourth most admired wine brand in the world and first in New Zealand. More >>
Golden glow for Villa Maria
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 12:12 pm | Villa Maria Estate
Villa Maria Estate picked up five gold medals at this year’s Royal Easter Show Wine awards. The show is New Zealand’s oldest and longest running national wine competition with 1,222 wines entered into its 62nd season. More >>