Family of Twelve

Name: Family of Twelve
Address: Auckland, NZ
Telephone: +64220331757

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This is the story of twelve dedicated New Zealand wine producers, tightly bound by a common love for If it’s not in the glass – it’s not at the family table.

The Family is bound by many common threads, including a constant search for perfection, a reputation for making high quality wines and a strong family spirit. Founded in 2005 the Family’s vision is to nurture long term relationships with an emphasis on education through direct contact with trade partners, media and consumers alike. The Family participate in a range of initiatives primarily in thei

r key export markets with the promotion of New Zealand wine at its best paramount. The Family of Twelve:
Kumeu River – Villa Maria – The Millton Vineyard – Craggy Range – Ata Rangi – Palliser Estate – Neudorf Vineyards – Nautilus Estate – Fromm Winery – Lawson’s Dry Hills – Pegasus Bay – Felton Road.

10/03/2021

Gosh, time flies! It was terrific catching up in late 2020 with some of Auckland’s top sommeliers and wine professionals who joined us for a blind tasting of premium New Zealand Chardonnay and Pinot Noir alongside some benchmark red and white Burgundies 🍷

Wine Tutorial Workshop #3: Michael Brajkovich MW of Kumeu River, Dave Roper of Villa Maria and Clive Weston of Nautilus Estate guided the group, including wine tutorial participants Candice Chow of Candice Wine Chat and Andrea Martinisi of The Grove Restaurant through a great line-up.

Kumeu River Winery Villa Maria Estate Nautilus Estate Candice Wine Chat The Grove Restaurant

18/02/2021

Last year certainly threw a spanner in the works for the 2020 F12 Tutorial but we were more than up to the challenge of engaging our participants in some way – any way – possible. The four Sydney-based 2020 Tutorial participants (Addy Lam, Katarzyna Sobiesiak, Dom Sweeney and Eduardo Fritis-Lamora) were joined by a bunch of the city’s top wine professionals in late November for a fun and captivating blind NZ chardonnay and pinot noir tasting, complete with several Old World red herrings. Hosted (virtually) by Ata Rangi’s Helen Masters and Felton Road’s Blair Walter, the tasting put a spotlight on the vibrancy and world-class quality of some of the Family of Twelve’s most esteemed cuvees. Here are some of the highlights from the day. Many thanks to Philip Myers for filming and streaming, and to Dom Sweeney for the edits and music.

Paul Donaldson Edward Donaldson James Millton Annie Millton Karen Fistonich Marijana Brajkovich Pip Goodwin Helen Masters Rosie Finn Belinda Jackson Kumeu River Winery Villa Maria Estate Millton Vineyards & Winery Craggy Range Winery Ata Rangi Palliser Estate Wines Neudorf Vineyards Nautilus Estate Fromm Winery Lawson's Dry Hills Wines Pegasus Bay Winery Gourmet Traveller WINE Merivale

08/01/2021

With so much change last year it’s important to remember what counts the most. The Family bid you a very happy new year and wish good health to you and your families in 2021. Here’s to wine and life xx

16/12/2020

Wine Tutorial Workshop #2:
In a Family first Blair Walter of Felton Road and Helen Masters of Ata Rangi hosted some of Sydney’s finest wine professional palates in our first ever virtual wine tasting.

We shipped wines to Gourmet Traveller WINE who kindly hosted our four Sydney based 2020 participants Addy Lam, Dom Sweeney, Eduardo Fritis-Lamora and Katarzyna Sobiesiak. They tasted simultaneously with our winemakers who had the same wines at home in NZ. We blind tasted Family Chardonnay and Pinot Noir alongside some benchmark red and white Burgundies 🍷

A terrific thought-provoking event proving that the Family can deliver our renowned education virtually!

14/12/2020

The 2020 Family of Twelve Tutorial may be on hold but that hasn't stopped us engaging with this year's 12 participants. We were delighted to host some of Wellington’s top sommeliers and wine people for a blind tasting of premium New Zealand Chardonnay and Pinot Noir alongside some benchmark red and white Burgundies 🍷

Blair Walter of Felton Road, Helen Masters of Ata Rangi and Guy McMaster of Palliser Estate Wines guided the keen group, including wine tutorial participant Jessica Wood of Noble Rot Wine Bar through this enlightening line-up. Many thanks to the Noble Rot team for hosting this terrific event.

Wines from Burgundy included 2019 Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin Chablis Montmains (1er Cru); 2019 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet (Les Referts 1er Cru); 2018 Domaine A-F Gros Vosne-Romanée and 2018 Domaine Fréderic Esmonin Mazy-Chambertin (Grand Cru).

03/11/2020

The Family are thrilled to announce the twelve successful participants for our 2020 Wine Tutorial. Amid these changed times we are engaging this year’s participants with a twist. See the below links for the full participant list and media release.

This year the Family are delighted with the international diversity of our twelve participants. Reflecting the very high calibre of this year’s cohort nine participants are based outside of New Zealand: seven from Australia (four from Sydney and three from Melbourne) and one each from Hong Kong and Shanghai. Of particular note, this year is the first time the tutorial group includes participants from Asia which speaks to the growing awareness and recognition of both the tutorial and Family of Twelve throughout our key export markets.

http://familyoftwelve.co.nz/announcing-the-participants-family-of-twelve-wine-tutorial-2020/

http://familyoftwelve.co.nz/wine-tutorial-class-of-2020/

14/09/2020

The Atlas Wellington 'Family Feast' has been rescheduled to Thursday 24th September. Tickets are available on the events page on the Atlas website https://www.atlas-wellington.co.nz/

01/09/2020

Craggy Range Winery is a family owned winery established in 1998. Craggy Range produce a collection of iconic wines from multiple regions in New Zealand. The Peabody family pursued the single vineyard approach to winemaking, planting on green fields ensuring an unrelenting focus on quality from the very beginning.

Craggy Range’s Te Muna Road Vineyard in Martinborough consists of two distinct terraces. The higher terrace on which an ancient dried riverbed delivered stony clay-infused soils is perfect for growing Pinot Noir.

Craggy Range produce two Pinot Noirs: Te Muna Road Pinot Noir and their flagship Aroha. Aroha is a romantic word in the Māori language of New Zealand meaning love. Reflective of its namesake, Aroha is handcrafted with passion from two unique parcels of Pinot Noir, including one of the legendary Abel clone.

Martinborough’s warm, dry summers and mild winters lead to complex and structured wines with subtle aromatics and elegant finishes.

NZ Wine

30/08/2020

Clive Paton of Family winery Ata Rangi is passionate about the future of New Zealand's environment. Congratulations Clive on this initiative to make it count.

Trees That Count Project Crimson Trust

27/08/2020

Tim and Judy Finn planted Neudorf in 1978. Nestled in the Moutere Hills, they found ancient gravelly clays where they could focus on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Today their daughter Rosie, Winemaker Todd Stevens and Viticulturist Stef Brockley are at the helm with an aim to produce minimal intervention, organic wines of integrity that speak of their unique sites and climate in the Moutere Clays.

Neudorf Vineyards NZ Wine

21/08/2020

Nautilus Estate has been at the vanguard of Pinot Noir winemaking in Marlborough for over twenty years, since crafting their first Pinot Noir in 1997. Today with mature Pinot Noir plantings, Nautilus is entirely focused on site selection and turangawaewae, ‘The place where I stand’. Years of experience working with specific parcels of fruit from different vineyards, has led to a deep understanding of the distinctive characteristics and potential of each site.

Kelly Gibney created this family meal to match our delicious Pinot Noir. Asian spiced lamb shoulder with rice noodles and quick pickled cucumber.

Nautilus Estate

21/08/2020

“I am a firm believer of working with nature. Life in your soil brings balance to your vines and a wonderful depth of flavour in your wines.” Guy McMaster, Chief Winemaker – Palliser Estate

Palliser Estate is one of the pioneers of the Martinborough region, a place that is now synonymous with growing and making great wine – especially Pinot Noir. Palliser helped put the region on the map globally which is something they’re truly proud of, along with their sustainability record and connection to the land and community. All of their wines are 100% estate grown on their six vineyards situated on the revered Martinborough Terrace. 25% of these vineyards are under organic management with a commitment to take this to 100% by 2025.

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