6 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Tasman: New Zealand Wineries T T Kim Newth Expansion doubles processing capacity T T to page 8 » PLC Pr og r ammi ng and Con f i gu r a t i on » HMI Con t r o l Pane l Concep t s and Des i gn » Au t oma t i on and SCADA Ar ch i t ec t u r e » E l ec t r i ca l Con t r o l Des i gn www . e c a d . c o . n z E . z a k@e c a d . c o . n z 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 4 4 | t r i s t i n@e c a d . c o . n z 0 2 1 4 4 5 3 5 3 | s am@e c a d . c o . n z 0 2 1 3 9 9 7 9 2 Dedicated to contr ibut ing to NZ Winer ies operat ional ef f iciencies. Only two years on from building their new $15 million winery at Kendrick Rd in Marlborough, New Zealand Wineries is in expansion mode with work underway to double the winery’s processing capacity in time for vintage 2024. “We are putting in another processing stream, adding another bin, two more presses and the processing to go with that,” says New Zealand Wineries Chief Operating Officer Alistair McIntosh. “As of vintage 2024, we will be able to double the volume we put through; we will have increased our capacity to 16,000 tonnes.” While their specialist processing equipment is Italian, winery tanks are all manufactured locally as are items like pipework. Engineering and civil construction services are locally sourced too. “Around 75% of the dollar value for this project has gone to local businesses – we’re proud to support the local economy.” From small batch hand pick to large scale continuous flow processing, NZ Wineries caters to a diverse range of wine styles and winemaking philosophies to make ‘your wine, your way’. Their Marlborough winery facilities are fully certified with BRC Food Safety, bio-gro, SWNZ and WSMP. For grape growers of any scale working with New Zealand Wineries to make their wine, it gives peace of mind knowing that the end product will align with international quality standards. Thanks to modern laboratory testing and a Vintrace software system, clients of New Zealand Wineries can also readily track the progress of their wine as it is processed. As well, both vintage and permanent winery staff are extensively trained to ensure equipment and systems run smoothly. In 2023, the company processed around 23,000 tonnes – “the quality was exceptional”. Around half of their wine output is bottled locally – through Wineworks Marlborough or The Bottling Company – while the other half is processed as a bulk product for export. Much of that wine has gone on to win awards for their clients.
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