Sherwood Estate Wines Brochure 2015

“ W i n e m a k e r s w i t h t h e p e r s o n a l t o u c h ”

Dayne and Jill - all day every day.

Dayne and Jill, the founders of Sherwood

Estate, continue to work all day every day

even after 25 years, making sure that your experience is the best possible.

We do it all.

We grow, make, bottle, warehouse,

dispatch and sell – all with our own

facilities and people.

History and Experience

Sherwood Estate relies on a formidable

team of experienced people to bring you

the best.

Exciting our customers every day!

With our innovative wine styles,

packaging, ranges of wine, service and

our sales support.

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INTRODUCTION

Based in the picturesque Waipara Valley, Sherwood Estate is one of New Zealand’s largest independent, family-ownedwineries - and one of the oldest.

Sherwood Estate was launched in 1987 by Dayne and Jill Sherwood. It has grown from a ‘one-man-band’ to a multi-million dollar player in the New Zealand wine industry and is now among the twenty largest of New Zealand’s wineries.

Sherwood Estate has complete control over the production of its wine, carrying out the entire process on its premises. The winery grows and harvests its own grapes, crafts the wine, bottles it and markets it .As a result, Sherwood Estate’s Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Syrah and Pinot Noir wines are of extremely high quality. Sherwood Estate’s attention to detail and commitment to quality iswhy its sales are increasing annually and why it has survived for 25 years in a difficult industry.

HISTORY

Sherwood Estate began in a bare paddock with nothing more than youthful optimism.

In 1987, with a long held interest in wine and degrees in both business and viticulture, Dayne Sherwood decided he would put his knowledge to good use and started making his own wine.

“My wife Jill and I planted eight acres of vines in West Melton, west of Christchurch. It was a time of turmoil in the industry with the government paying people to pull vines out. Some people thought we were mad”, says Dayne Sherwood but he ignored the sceptics and come harvest time he began crafting wines and bottling them himself.

Sherwood Estate wines attracted acclaim from early on, winning several gold, silver and bronze medals in both local and internationalcompetitions. In those days the company was producing around 1,000cases of wine each year and a desire for expansion saw Dayne look offshore.

In 1997 Dayne attended VINEXPO, an international wine and spirits expo in France. It was a turning point for the company.

“At that time, the concept of a New Zealand wine was almost quaint tothe international industry. This country had virtually no reputation as a wine producer, so our exhibit at VINEXPO drew people in. I was able to make some incredible contacts who I still do business with today,” says Dayne.Soon after VINEXPO, Dayne started exporting to the United Kingdom,Canada and Ireland.

Sherwood Estate’s volumes started to grow and in 2001 they moved to the Waipara Valley. The rest, as they say, is history.

SHERWOOD ESTATE TODAY

After twenty five years, Sherwood Estate is a key player in New Zealand’s wine industry and one of the country’s top 20wine exporters.

Sherwood Estate is still family owned. Dayne and Jill Sherwood both retain hands-on roles - Dayne as its Managing Director and Jill as Finance and Commercial Director.

“We are really proud of the fact Sherwood Estate is still a family owned company. It means we can make decisions easily and the profits from our business stay in New Zealand,” says Jill.

“We now own more than 260 acres of vineyards in Waipara and Marlboroughand a modern, fully equipped winery in the Waipara Valley. This means, unlike most other wineries, we carry out the entire winemaking process ourselves. Therefore, we have complete control over our product, from planting the vines to harvesting the grapes through to crushing, fermentation, crafting the wine and bottling it”, explains Dayne. “It means we are skilled in the entire winemaking process.”

Sherwood Estate produces Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Syrah and Pinot Noir each year.

VINEYARDS

Waipara Region - 6 vineyards

NEW ZEALAND

Marlborough Region- 1 vineyard

Sherwood Estate owns over 260 acres of vineyards in Marlborough and Waipara,

all overseen by Richard Morrison in accordance with New Zealand Wine Growers

Sustainable Vineyard Programme.

There are a total of seven separate vineyard sites, which gives Sherwood Estate great

scope for producing distinctive, regional style wines.

“It is really challenging, but ultimately rewarding, dealing with fruit from six different

vineyard sites. Each vineyard has its own unique soils, climate and idiosyncrasies.”

Petter Evans

Senior Winemaker and Viticulture Manager

WINERY

All Sherwood Estate’s production and processing is done at the winery in Waipara,

from fruit receival, crushing, pressing, fermentation, racking, filtering, bottling and

dispatch.

The winery is fully accredited under Sustainable Winegrowers guidelines.

The wine making team of Petter Evans and Ian Whiteaker are dedicated to

maximising the potential of every grape grown on the vineyards and ensuring that

every bottle of wine that rolls off the bottling line meets the exacting standards that

are expected.

It’s only natural that we respect the soil on which we have founded our vineyards.

Sherwood Estate is dedicated to protecting the environmental integrity of our land

and therefore our wine. We’re proud to be one of the inaugural members of the New

Zealand Sustainable Winegrowing Program, under which our vineyards, our winery

facility and all our contract growers are fully accredited.

Sherwood Estate is committed to showing continual improvement in environmental

management practice and performance. We utilise our grape and vine waste for

composting and produce approximately 800 tonnes of nutrient-rich compost per year.

Our company abides by a strict environmental policy with goals to:

1) Not only comply with all current environmental legislations, but to exceed them.

2) Prevent pollution, reduce waste and commit to recovery and recycling.

3) Improve our already efficient use of energy and water resources.

4) Investigate and implement biological controls or pest and disease management if

appropriate.

5) Incorporate environmental performance standards when assessing potential

suppliers as well as encouraging suppliers to meet our environmental standards.

ENVIRONMENT

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SIGNATURE FAMILY WINES

“ W i n e m a k e r s w i t h t h e p e r s o n a l t o u c h ”

Real People

Real Wine

Genuine Passion

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Waipara Collection “ W i n e m a k e r s w i t h t h e p e r s o n a l t o u c h ”

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laveriqueMethode Traditionelle

The 2010 vintage Laverique is 100% Chardonnay from

our Glasnevin Vineyard in the Waipara Valley.

Harvested in excellent condition, the fruit was whole

bunch pressed and tank fermented for 6 weeks. The

wine was left on yeast lees for a further 10 months to

allow the completion of malo-lactic fermentation.

Following traditional methods, the Laverique was

bottle fermented, then aged on yeast lees for 32

months prior to disgorging.

The 2010 Laverique continues our tradition of

producing a wonderfully elegant sparkling wine.

The nose is fine and aromatic with hints of autolised

characters. The palate is full and round with a

refreshingly dry finish.

A sparkling wine to be enjoyed on all occasions.

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LAVERIQUE

2010 VINTAGE

DAYNE SHERWOOD - Managing Director

Managing Director Dayne Sherwood has a long history inNew Zealand’s wine industry.

Dayne has degrees in both business and viticulture and began Sherwood Estate twenty years ago with wife Jill. In the early days Dayne personally undertook every aspect of the winema king process - from growing the grapes to crafting the wine and bottling it.

His business acumen has been responsible for Sherwood Estate’s success. In twenty years the company has gone from producing 1,000 cases of wine per year to more than 55,000 and it now owns more than 130 acres of vineyards.

Dayne is considered by many in the industry to be an expert in every aspect of viticulture and viniculture. He has a wide knowledge of everything from how soil type and environmental issues can affect grape growth to winemaking techniques and wine characteristics. Dayne also has a wide understanding of the domestic and global wine industry.

In his own words “Wine has dominated my life for many years now.”

JILL SHERWOOD - Finance & Commercial Director

A Canterbury girl born and bred, Jill Sherwood began Sherwood Estate in 1987 with Dayne, helping with the financial operations and planning of the business.

Jill has an extensive history in the finance sector through working in the banking industry for more than ten years. She puts this experience to use now as Sherwood Estate’s Finance and Commercial Director.

A major part of her position is looking after the commercialoperations of the company, both the day-to-day running of thebusiness and ensuring its growth strategies become a reality.Jill is also charged with keeping abreast of the legal requirements Sherwood Estate must adhere to, for example, changes to export certification or labour legislation.

Her role means she works directly with many of Sherwood Estate’s domestic and international clients. This interface gives her a good understanding of the demand trends of the industry as a whole.

Jill also has an excellent understanding of wine based on 25 years in the industry..

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PETTER EVANS - Chief Winemaker

A winemaker with more than 20 years in the industry, Petter Evans has a wide experience crafting wine in both New Zealandand international markets.

Petter’s career began in 1985 when he graduated from South Australia’s Roseworthy College with a Bachelor of Applied Science, majoring in Oenology (the study of the entire winemaking process from grape growing to bottle)..

Prior to starting at Sherwood Estate Petter worked in both Australia and Germany as well as for some well known New Zealand wineries.

Petter began working at Sherwood Estate in 2003 and describeshis winemaking style as a mixture of ‘elegance and finesse thatconcentrates on letting the fruit express itself naturally.’. He is determined to ensure the characteristics of the grapes show in individual wines. Having the company’s vineyards on separate sites in Waipara and Marlborough is an advantage to Petter. Each vineyard has a unique soil profile and micro climate, so produces different grapes which ensures Petter has a variety of fruit to work with.

CHRIS TELFORD – Australian Import and Export Manager

Chris has over twenty years’ experience in varying areas of the liquor industry, and has spent time in production working in a winery and a distillery.

He also has experience in managing and supporting various local and international brands within the local and international market. “This has helped my sales career in selling to grocery, off and on premise and focusing on relationship based sales. I am a firm believer of its not sold until it’s sold through”, emphasises Chris.

Chris joined Sherwood Estate over two years ago and is a key member of the team, and enjoys the educational aspect of building brands and being involved in presentations and training.

JAMIE DAVIDSON – USA and South Island Sales Manager

Jamie has always had a passion for wine, long before he began working in the wine industry.

Jamie joined Sherwood Estate eight years ago. Six of those years were spent working as a cellar hand, helping out during vintage and learning the tricks of the trade.

The last two years have been spent engaging in the domestic and American market which involves delivering our great portfolio of wines to consumers. Jamie has always had a great enthusiasm for the wines produced from the Waipara Valley, especially our Laverique Méthode Traditionelle “we make fantastic bubbles as the saying goes, it starts and finishes with bubbles.”

STAFF PROFILES

RICHARD MORRISON– Vineyard Manager

Richard started his career as a greenkeeper at Rarangi Golf course. He soon moved into Viticulture working at Brancott Estate in Marlborough. He then spent three years at Nautilus as a vineyard operator. He moved to Constellation in 2008 where he spent the first year as vineyard operator and then moved to Assistant Vineyard Manager.

He joined us at Sherwood Estate as Vineyard Manager in 2014. Richard enjoys the outdoors, working with people, with machinery and coping with the varied and challenging weather events associated with viticulture.

SHERWOOD ESTATE

P O Box 100WaiparaNew Zealand

Phone: +64 3 314 6962

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.sherwood.co.nz

Fax: +64 3 314 6960

Dayne Sherwood, Managing DirectorPhone: 021 432 963Email: [email protected]

Jill Sherwood, Finance & Commercial DirectorPhone: 021 383 633Email: [email protected]

Petter Evans, Chief WinemakerPhone: 021 225 0002Email: [email protected]

CONTACTS

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