wine . it has been suggested that this article be merged into pernod ricard nz . discuss proposed since january 2016 . montana wines type wholly owned subsidiary industry wine founded 1961 headquarters auckland new zealand number of employees 750 permanent parent pernod ricard website http www.montana.co.nz montana wines is new zealand s largest wine company owning vineyards in gisborne hawkes bay marlborough and waipara . contents 1 history 2 corporate history 3 wineries 3.1 brancott winery 3.2 church road winery 3.3 corbans winery 3.4 montana gisborne winery 3.5 tamaki winery 4 key brands 4.1 church road 4.2 montana 4.3 deutz 4.4 lindauer 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit montana was founded by a croatian immigrant ivan yukich juki who planted his first vines in 1934 in the waitakere ranges west of auckland . the first wine was sold in 1944 and by 1960 10 hectares were planted . ivan s sons mate and frank had become involved and they set up the company montana wines in 1961 . by the end of the 1960s the company had expanded further planting land south of auckland . in 1973 the company expanded into gisborne and marlborough . montana exported its first wines in 1980 . corporate history edit montana was listed on the new zealand stock exchange initially as corporate investments limited and then as montana wines . montana successfully purchased corbans wines in november 2002 new zealand s second largest producer . montana was then itself bought out by allied domecq in 2001 1 after trumping lion nathan s takeover offer . allied domecq was then subsequently bought by pernod ricard in 2005 2 and montana now operates under the name pernod ricard nz ltd. 3 wineries edit montana has five wineries spread around the country . brancott winery edit located on state highway 1 just south of blenheim the brancott winery predominantly produces sauvignon blanc and makes wine from waipara and marlborough regions . many of the grapes for montana s sparkling wines are pressed here but secondary fermentation is carried out at the tamaki winery . it was opened in 1977 . church road winery edit founded in 1897 the church road winery is one of the three oldest in the hawkes bay . the first commercial cabernet sauvignon in new zealand was produced here in 1949 by tom mcdonald . the church road facility was purchased by montana in 1988 . it continues as a relatively boutique operation compared to the other wineries mainly contributing to the church road brands . corbans winery edit the corbans winery was established by mcwilliams wines in 1981 changing hands to cooks in 1984 corbans in 1987 and montana in 2000 . it is a more commercial scale facility than church road and contributes to longridge corbans verde huntaway and robard & butler brands . montana gisborne winery edit montana gisborne winery has the largest wine making capacity in the country . montana s original facility was acquired in 1973 from the business established by fredrich wohnsiedler whose name lives on in a montana product line . two further adjacent facilities have been incorporated from penfolds nz in 1986 and corbans in 2000 . tamaki winery edit all montana wines are bottled at the tamaki winery in auckland opened in 1975 . this also means that all sparkling wines undergo secondary fermentation in the bottle in auckland . key brands edit some of montana s different brands . montana operates a large number of different brands . ranked approximately in order of prestige church road edit the tom mcdonald winery on church road which is now church road winery represents a flagship brand although not obviously associated with montana . it is located in taradale near napier and produces cabernet blends chardonnay and sauvignon blanc . church road sub labels are tom . premium cabernet blend one of new zealand s most expensive wines church road reserve church road montana edit montana has several levels under the label montana . the most prestigious estate label consists of a single vineyard wine deemed to come from the premium growing area for that variety labelled by the first letter of that vineyard . estate range b brancott estate sauvignon blanc marlborough o ormond estate chardonnay gisborne p patutahi estate gew rztraminer gisborne terraces t pinot noir marlborough . discontinued r renwick estate chardonnay marlborough f fairhall estate marlborough cabernet sauvignon merlot marlborough . montana reserve montana classic montana terroir series montana brancott estate sparkling sauvignon blanc made using the carbon dioxide methode . deutz edit from 1988 montana s premium sparkling wine brand has been a collaboration with champagne deutz of france . deutz marlborough cuv e deutz blanc de blanc deutz pinot noir cuv e. lindauer edit a standalone brand for sparkling wine . 4 lindauer has won recognition internationally and is new zealand s most exported wine . lindauer grandeur lindauer special reserve lindauer special reserve brut cuv e lindauer special reserve blanc de blancs lindauer special reserve cuv e riche lindauer brut lindauer brut cuv e lindauer fraise lindauer sec lindauer ros lindauer sauvignon lindauer summer gisborne sparking pinot gris see also edit pernod ricard pernod ricard nz pernod ricard pacific references edit brand stays but montana name to go . the new zealand herald . 19 august 2004 . retrieved 11 september 2011 . new zealand wine to remain french . the new zealand herald . 13 january 2006 . retrieved 11 september 2011 . http www.beveragedaily.com financial diageo rejects montana wines buyout deal ray jonathan 27 november 2009 . where to buy your wine for christmas . the daily telegraph . london . external links edit product page brand site v t e pernod ricard acquisitions aberlour 1974 dubonnet 1976 irish distillers 1988 orlando wines 1989 wyndham estate 1990 seagram 2000 allied domecq 2005 vin & sprit 2008 lillet 2008 plymouth gin distillery 2008 subsidiaries aberlour corby distilleries1 orlando wines pernod ricard nz premium wine brands scapa v & s group spirits brands vodka absolut explorer fr s level luksusowa polar ice2 renat wyborowa ubr wka3 huzzar orloff whisky blended scotch ballantine s clan campbell chivas royal salute 100 pipers imperial long john passport something special single malt scotch aberlour the glenlivet longmorn scapa strathisla tormore irish whiskey crested ten green spot jameson midleton very rare paddy whiskey powers redbreast bourbon four roses3 canadian whisky wiser s2 indian whiskey blenders pride royal stag imperial blue other doble v dunbar natu nobilis gin beefeater cork dry gin plymouth gin seagram s gin liqueurs hiram walker kahl a lemond malibu cusenier dita lochan ora ruavieja soho tequila & cacha a olmeca janeiro sao francisco viuda de romero anis ouzo mini pastis 51 pernod ricard pastis pacific cognac & brandy ararat macieira martell a ejo los reyes azteco de oro brandy domecq don pedro presidente rum havana club lamb s navy rum bitters becherovka gammeldansk suze amaro ramazzotti fernet capri wine brands wine jacob s creek montana wines west coast cooler wyndham estate brancott estate campo viejo domecq graffigna kenwood long mountain old tbilisi ap ritifs & fortifieds becherovka byrrh dubonnet lillet ambassadeur bartissol champagne g. h. mumm perrier jou t people paul ricard patrick ricard jean h mard ariste h mard henri louis pernod jules fran ois pernod jules f lix pernod 1 as of 2008 the company is 46 % owned by pernod ricard . 2 via corby . 3 distributed brand . category liquor portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title montana wines & oldid 739087289 categories pernod ricard brandswineries of new zealandhidden categories articles to be merged from january 2016all articles to be mergednew zealand articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views 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