Yealands Estate is a winery based in the

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of New Zealand, originally established in 2008 by entrepreneur Peter Yealands. In 2018, it was taken over by

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, a community-owned

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. Yealands also produces the labels Babydoll and The Crossings.

History

The winery was founded in 2008 by Peter Yealands on a large block of coastal land east of Seddon. The winery expanded its vineyard holdings to over in the

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and purchased The Crossings, a Marlborough winery, and the

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-based winery Crossroads in 2011. In 2016, Yealands sold its Crossroads winery facility and land and moved to transport its Hawke's Bay grapes to its Marlborough winery. In 2020, it won the Best in Show trophy for its

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wines.

Export offence conviction

After an investigation by the

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, Yealands and two other staff were sentenced in 2018 under New Zealand's Wine Act 2003 for illegally adding sugar to wine exported to the

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between 2013 and 2015 and falsifying records to conceal the activity. Marlborough Lines, who had already purchased a controlling stake in 2015, agreed not to sue Yealands in return for his resignation and remaining shares. In December 2020, Yealands sold of vineyards to the

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, the government-owned

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, to reduce debt after the recessional economic impacts of the

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Practices

The winery practices include using sheep and chickens to control weeds and pests, establishing wetlands, and using recycled materials for glass bottles and packaging. The 412 kW

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solar cell system installed at the winery was at the time the largest single solar array in New Zealand. The winery ran into trouble with its waste reuse initiative to process

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into feedstock, receiving penalties for subsequent pollution of a local waterway. The winery has planned to reduce its

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s by 50 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2045. Yealands also produces wine under the labels Babydoll and The Crossings.

References

External links

* {{official website, https://www.yealands.co.nz/ Wineries of New Zealand Marlborough District

History

Export offence conviction

Practices

See also

References

External links