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    GENERAL: FFW: Top Winemaker Alastair Maling MW Takes Key Role At FFW
    
    NZAX Release
    
    29 May 2015
    For Immediate Release
    
    TOP WINEMAKER ALASTAIR MALING MW TAKES KEY ROLE AT FOLEY FAMILY WINES
    
    NZAX-listed Foley Family Wines Ltd has appointed Master of Wine and former
    head of winemaking at Villa Maria, Alastair Maling, as its new Chief Group
    Winemaker / Head of Viticulture.
    
    Established in the USA in 1996, Foley Family Wines is a major producer,
    marketer and distributor of highly acclaimed handmade wines from some of the
    world's top vineyards. Here in New Zealand, it is home to leading wineries
    including Te Kairanga and Martinborough Vineyards in Martinborough, and
    Marlborough's Vavasour and Grove Mill.
    
    One of only nine New Zealand based Masters of Wine, Alastair has spent the
    past 11 years with Villa Maria Group in Auckland, where as GM of Winemaking
    and Viticulture he was also heavily involved in overall group strategy and
    export markets.
    
    As Chief Group Winemaker / Head of Viticulture at Foley Family Wines,
    Alastair will now play a key role within the senior management team,
    overseeing winemaking and viticulture and working closely with the executive,
    sales and marketing teams.
    
    Foley Family Wines NZ CEO, Mark Turnbull, says he is excited to have Alastair
    join the Foley family.
    
    "Over the past few years, FFW has invested heavily in its wineries,
    vineyards, bottling and most recently warehousing, providing a strong
    foundation for future growth."
    
    "Alastair brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience, not just of
    viticulture and winemaking but from a sales and marketing and commercial and
    strategic perspective."
    
    "His addition to the senior management team will help take the business to
    the next level, providing the capabilities we need to move it forward."
    
    Starting with FFW at the beginning of July, Alastair himself says he is
    looking forward to the challenges ahead.
    
    "I couldn't help but feel this was an opportunity to work on a group of
    brands with considerable potential, with a progressive company and most
    importantly alongside a high caliber team of winemakers whom I have admired,
    along with the wines they are producing."
    
    Born and raised in Hawke's Bay, Alastair's winemaking career has seen him
    travel extensively, gaining a wealth of experience in both old and new world
    wine regions and an impressive range of grape varietals and international
    winemaking styles.
    
    In 2000, Alastair became just the sixth New Zealander to achieve a Master of
    Wine qualification and one of only three New Zealand winemakers to ever pass
    the prestigious Master of Wine Exam.  Alastair's time at Villa Maria saw him
    responsible for winemaking and viticulture across Esk Valley, Thornbury, Te
    Awa, Vidal and more.
    
    Noted by Decanter Wine magazine in 2003 as one of five young New Zealanders
    to watch, he has been honoured with the title of Winemaker of the Year at the
    Royal Easter Wine Show a total of four times, and as White Winemaker of the
    Year at the highly regarded International Wine Challenge in London in 2007.
    
    Aside from his viticulture and winemaking duties, Alastair has served on
    local industry bodies Gimblett Gravels from 2003 to 2006 and New Zealand's
    Pinot Noir Conference since 2007.
    
    Harvest Report
    
    Foley Family Wines has completed its 2015 grape harvest, harvesting a total
    of 5,300 tonnes across the Marlborough and Martinborough wineries. This year
    represents a drop of 22 percent on last year's record harvest of 6,807 tonnes
    and is in line with other companies.
    
    Mark Turnbull CEO said although FFW's total yields were down, yields across
    the company owned Marlborough vineyards were down 16 percent which meant the
    company had performed relatively well.
    
    "All our winemakers are delighted with the quality of the wine vintage and
    are looking forward to making more great wines that people around the world
    love to drink".
    
    IWC Great Value Award
    
    Since January 2015 the company has received a record number of accolades with
    a total 35 awards including one trophy and four gold.
    
    The Great Value trophy (between ?7 and ?12 category) went to our 2014 Russian
    Jack Sauvignon Blanc at this year's International Wine Challenge, with the
    varietal now in the running for overall Great Value Champion Award for White
    Wine at the IWC awards dinner in London this July.
    
    Several successful airline tenders will also see Vavasour Pinot Noir 2012
    served in Cathay Pacific Business Class and Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc 2014 in
    Etihad Business Class.
    
    Authorised for public release.
    
    For further information please contact:
    Mark Turnbull
    CEO, Foley Family Wines Limited
    PO Box 67, Renwick, 7243, Marlborough
    Tel: +64 21 714 885
    Email: [email protected]
    End CA:00264997 For:FFW    Type:GENERAL    Time:2015-05-29 09:25:44
    				
 
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