Seifried Estate Gruner Veltliner 2021

Seifried Estate was established by Hermann and Agnes Seifried when they planted their first vineyard in Upper Moutere in 1973, well before the Marlborough wine region had been established. At the time, Nelson was well known for its hops, tobacco and apples, and Hermann recognised this was a potential location to plant vines.

Almost fifty years later, Seifried farm over 300 hectares of vineyards, across nine sustainably-accredited vineyard locations throughout the Nelson region.
In 2014 Agnes and Hermann were recognised for their contribution to the New Zealand grape and wine industry by being inducted as Fellows of New Zealand Winegrowers, one of the New Zealand wine industry’s greatest acknowledgements.

This was the first time in its history that a husband and wife team were recognised, and the first time a woman has been honoured.

The grapes were hand-harvested on 30th March 2022, from Seifried's Edens Road vineyard. The fruit underwent gentle pressing, after which the clarified juice was fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation was carried out using selected yeast strains to enhance varietal expression. Post-fermentation, the wine was aged on its lees with periodic lees stirring, before filtering and bottling.