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Babich Wines |
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From humble beginnings in the Northland kauri gum fields early last century, Babich Wines have become one of New Zealand’s most respected wineries. Their reputation for making excellent wine extends beyond New Zealand’s shores.
In 1895 Babich Wines’ founder Josip Babich was born in Dalmatia (part of modern-day Croatia). In 1910, fourteen year-old Josip emigrated to New Zealand to join his brothers who were earning a living by digging and selling kauri gum in New Zealand’s far north. In 1912, Josip planted his first vineyard on the terraces above the Kaikino Swamp gum field.
From the late 1940s the family increasingly focused on winemaking. Josip’s sons also became involved in the business, with eldest son Peter joining in 1948, and Joe Jr joining the company as the winemaker in 1958. With Peter and Joe Babich at the helm, Babich Wines was transformed from a small, predominantly fortified wine producer into a modern winery that is renowned for producing world-class wines.
Today Babich is one of New Zealand's largest family-owned wine companies, and a new generation is continuing what Josip began. In 2001 Peter’s second son, David Babich, became the first member of the third generation to join the business when he was appointed to the role of Assistant General Manager. He is now the General Manager. |
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Babich produce wines in three different areas of New Zealand, they are: -
MARLBOROUGH
Many of New Zealand's most fragrant, flavoursome wines originate in the pebbly, flat plains of the Marlborough region. Abundant sunshine and a dry autumn climate enables Marlborough-grown sauvignon blanc, riesling, pinot gris and pinot noir to benefit from a long, slow, ripening period that intensifies flavours. Marlborough is the world's leading cool climate wine region.
Babich Wines has 118 HA of vineyards in Marlborough and also sources additional grapes from growers in the region.
HAWKE'S BAY
Hawke's Bay has a tradition of quality table winemaking stretching back to the nineteenth century. The region is blessed with a superb climate for viticulture, being sufficiently cool to ripen grapes slowly, yet warm and sunny enough to promote optimum fruit ripening. The Hawke's Bay region has built up an outstanding reputation for its deep-flavoured, slowly evolving chardonnays, robust, tropical sauvignon blancs and stylish, scented cabernet and merlot-based reds. In recent times it has become renowned for varieties like gewurztraminer, pinotage and syrah.
AUCKLAND - HENDERSON
Henderson, in West Auckland, has a winemaking legacy dating from the turn of the century. Auckland is the base of many New Zealand wineries and is still the country's 7th most heavily planted wine region. Chardonnay and premium red varieties such as pinot noir and pinotage flourish in the relative warmth and the loam-clay soils of Babich Wine's 28 HA vineyard in Henderson.
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