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Highfield Winery are pleased to announce that after an international search they have appointed Pete Coldwell to the role of Sales and Marketing Manager. This new role will be based in Marlborough and Pete will be responsible for managing all aspects of our sales and marketing strategy.
Pete moved to New Zealand from the UK with his Kiwi wife and children 16 months ago, since then he's been the Export Director for C J Pask wines in Hawkes Bay. His background in the UK was in the hospitality sector, including marketing, sales and operations roles. He has had his own consultancy company for the last few years and carried out a number of wine reviews for large UK bar operators.
Pete moved to New Zealand from the UK with his Kiwi wife and children 16 months ago, since then he's been the Export Director for C J Pask wines in Hawkes Bay. His background in the UK was in the hospitality sector, including marketing, sales and operations roles. He has had his own consultancy company for the last few years and carried out a number of wine reviews for large UK bar operators.
Labels: highfield, new zealand, news
Having had a couple of your standard pints in my old local with my father, we returned to my parents house and had a nice crisp dry bottle of Konig Pils, to settle our way onto the Christmas wines, we drank a steely Chardonnay from the Highfield Estate, followed by the lighter body of a Fleurie La Chapelle des Bois.
After a rest from food and drink we finished the meal with the Gartelmann Ambrosia from the Hunter Valley, for me this stood up beautifully to the pudding, toasts of marmalade and apricots made it a sumptuous drink for me, but a bit too much for the rest of the family!
Mark Price is National Accounts Manager for Barrels & Bottles
After a rest from food and drink we finished the meal with the Gartelmann Ambrosia from the Hunter Valley, for me this stood up beautifully to the pudding, toasts of marmalade and apricots made it a sumptuous drink for me, but a bit too much for the rest of the family!
Mark Price is National Accounts Manager for Barrels & Bottles
Labels: beaujolais, christmas, highfield, wine
One of our customers was certainly very impressed with our Highfield Sauvignon Blanc 2006 (New Zealand).. so much so that he added an entry to his own blog and declared it the "greatest Sauvignon Blanc on the planet today".
Who are we to argue? I have been serving their Sauvignon Blanc for 3 consecutive years on Christmas Day!
Read how Tim discovered and fell in love with the Sauvignon Blanc.
Who are we to argue? I have been serving their Sauvignon Blanc for 3 consecutive years on Christmas Day!
Read how Tim discovered and fell in love with the Sauvignon Blanc.
Labels: highfield, new zealand, sauvignon
Some years ago we identified the need for new wines to come onto the uk scene, as people were tiring with the fruitiness of German Riesling ( unjustly so in my opinion) and so we began the search for new and exciting white wines with zip and acidity to contrast with our Chardonnay range from France and Australia particularly.
The answer lay in New Zealand, a cool climate New World country with a new and innovative wine industry based predominantly in the South Island, particularly around the town of Blenheim.
Cloudy Bay had long been sought after as a boutique label synonymous with great fruit and quality but had become extremely difficult to purchase.
In the Highfield Estate Barrels and Bottles found an exclusive partner with which to work in the UK, with a licence to sell their wines exclusively in the UK Ireland and Scandinavia.
The philosophy of Highfield is very simple. Grow the best grapes, employ the best winemaking staff and work with the best wine merchants around the world with small quantities of very good product. In the Highfield range are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Riesling for whites, Pinot Noir for red and a cracking sparkling wine made with 50% pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay.
Working as an agent Barrels and Bottles can ensure that the wines are only sold in the right stores and restaurants to maximize the profile of the brand. All wine merchants that are appointed to handle their region make a commitment to the quality of their customer service and that the brand will not be price cut to devalue its position in the market.
After 4 years of success in the worldwide wine competitions, Highfield has established itself as a sought after brand with elegant wine making and contemporary packaging, a stream of Gold medals in Sydney, Hong Kong and Auckland along with a loyal following of fans.
As consumer tastes alter, we continue to search for new and exciting brands to work with, a search that can take us all over the world, but we hope to find just one more jewel to add to the range, which will sparkle as much as Highfield Estate, Marlborough New Zealand which has become our number one brand.
An article fo City Business Magazine, February 2007
The answer lay in New Zealand, a cool climate New World country with a new and innovative wine industry based predominantly in the South Island, particularly around the town of Blenheim.
Cloudy Bay had long been sought after as a boutique label synonymous with great fruit and quality but had become extremely difficult to purchase.
In the Highfield Estate Barrels and Bottles found an exclusive partner with which to work in the UK, with a licence to sell their wines exclusively in the UK Ireland and Scandinavia.
The philosophy of Highfield is very simple. Grow the best grapes, employ the best winemaking staff and work with the best wine merchants around the world with small quantities of very good product. In the Highfield range are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Riesling for whites, Pinot Noir for red and a cracking sparkling wine made with 50% pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay.
Working as an agent Barrels and Bottles can ensure that the wines are only sold in the right stores and restaurants to maximize the profile of the brand. All wine merchants that are appointed to handle their region make a commitment to the quality of their customer service and that the brand will not be price cut to devalue its position in the market.
After 4 years of success in the worldwide wine competitions, Highfield has established itself as a sought after brand with elegant wine making and contemporary packaging, a stream of Gold medals in Sydney, Hong Kong and Auckland along with a loyal following of fans.
As consumer tastes alter, we continue to search for new and exciting brands to work with, a search that can take us all over the world, but we hope to find just one more jewel to add to the range, which will sparkle as much as Highfield Estate, Marlborough New Zealand which has become our number one brand.
An article fo City Business Magazine, February 2007
Labels: highfield, new zealand, sauvignon
John Higgins
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