Seifried Estate Winery is a family owned winery and vineyard based in Nelson, New Zealand.[1][2] The winery was founded by Hermann Seifried and his wife Agnes in 1973[3] as a part time business, and is now the South Island's oldest commercial vineyard.[4][5][6][7]
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Wine |
| Founded | Nelson, New Zealand 1973 |
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Using grapes harvested from estate grown, ‘Sustainably Accredited’ (Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand – SWNZ[8]) vineyards scattered throughout the Nelson region, this is now a second-generation wine producer, with siblings Heidi, Chris and Anna now working alongside their parents in various management positions within the family business.[9][10][11]
Seifried Estate Winery farms over 325 hectares of vines around the Nelson and Marlborough region, and exports wine around the world.[12][13][14] Seifried Estate Winery has gained a reputation for lesser known varieties including Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, and Würzer – a rare grape variety for which Seifried are the only NZ producer.[15][16]
In September 2014, Hermann and Agnes Seifried were acknowledged for their contributions to New Zealand wine and inducted as Fellows of New Zealand Winegrowers.[4] They are the first husband and wife team to be inducted and the first for a woman.[17]
Wines
editSeifried Estate Winery produces wines under a range of brands including:
- Seifried – premium estate label
- Aotea – single estate grown
- Old Coach Road
- Rabbit Island.[18]
Seifried Estate Wines produces wine styles that include Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, & Merlot. They also produce lesser known varieties including Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt and Würzer.[15][16][19]
Wineries
editSeifried Cellar Door is located at the winery in Appleby.[20]
In popular culture
edit- Seifried Estate Winery was one of the wineries feature in the 2019 documentary A Seat at the Table by David Nash and Simon Mark-Brown.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Seifried Estate – The Real Review". The Real Review. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Seifried Estate Winery". www.nzwine.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Seifried Estate Winery: Labour of love". www.nzwine.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b Davis, Christian (2 September 2014). "Seifrieds are fellows of New Zealand Winegrowers". Drinks International. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Hodgson, Neil (6 October 2020). "Seifried continue to set the benchmark at every level". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Seifrieds celebrating 40 years of family winemaking". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Holland, Micheal (presenter) (18 June 2021). Seven Sharp – Meet the Nelson winemaking family sticking together through thick and thin (Television). New Zealand: TVNZ.
- ^ "Sustainable Winegrowing NZ". New Zealand Wine. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Nelson family winemakers Seifried take out top award". RNZ. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Preece, Sophie. "Seifried's Sauvignon reigns supreme". www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Seifried continue to set the benchmark at every level". Stuff. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Hugh; Robinson, Jancis, eds. (2013). "New Zealand". The World Atlas of Wine (7th ed.). Mitchell Beazley. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-84533-689-9.
Neudorf and Seifried have some of Nelson's most admirable track records.
- ^ Gooch, Carly (4 August 2017). "Seifried Estate Winery makes inroads into Russian market". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Ridout, Amy (13 September 2020). "Nelson sauvignon blanc picks up a best-in-NZ in Germany". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b Morice, Peter; Walton, Deborah (21 August 2009). "Wurzer: an aromatic cross". Stuff. stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Seifried Estate : new releases". The Independent Wine Monthly. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Nelson wine pioneers honoured by industry". Nelson Weekly. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW ZEALAND WINE INDUSTRY" (PDF). Coriolis Research. p. 175. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ MacQuitty, Jane (16 February 2019). "Why it's worth paying more for New Zealand red wines". The Times. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "SEIFRIED CELLAR DOOR AND HARVEST KITCHEN". Taste Nelson Wines. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Nash, David (director), Mark-Brown, Simon (director) (3 July 2020). A Seat at the Table (Motion picture). New Zealand: Samuel Goldwyn Films. Retrieved 23 September 2021.