WineWorks New Zealand

08/09/2024

Today is Box Wine Day!! Here at WineWorks, we are excited to begin celebrating this day each year. Why? Because we’re going to have our very own Bag in Box filler!

Here are some photos of the current installation of the filler. It might not look like much now, but shortly the filler and all the other compartments will be connected. Our team is working hard at getting all the ducks in a row with the installation and roll out of the new filler.

Watch this space for more progress updates and information on how this service will work! ⚙️🛠️🔩

05/09/2024

It’s a little over a week until the 2024 Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction! We are incredibly proud to see some of our clients listing some fantastic wine packages for the auction. This auction is the local industry’s largest fundraiser, raising money for Cranford Hospice. 🥂🍷🎨

🎟️ Have you got your tickets yet?! Head to the link in our bio for more details!

04/09/2024

🌱 Because we have bottling facilities across New Zealand, staff travel is common.
Our carbon emission pledge and the subsequent pandemic lockdowns influenced how we perceived this luxury.
Now, our teams are encouraged to only travel between sites if it’s essential. And, à la pandemic days, video calls are our recommended alternative, and get the job done just as well!

29/08/2024

🌱 At WineWorks, lighting is abundant. And with that, so is the energy usage!
Ever wondered what the benefits of efficient lighting are? Swipe for some useful tips that you could do at home or in your workplace! →

26/08/2024

It's been over a year since the Hawke's Bay region was crowned the 12th Great Wine Capital of the world! In July, three signposts were erected at Hawke's Bay Airport and the i-sites in Havelock North and Napier pointing the way to the other 11 Great Wine Capitals.

You can read the full press release on our website below:

https://www.wineworks.co.nz/2024/08/13/great-wine-capital-signposts-spring-up-in-hawkes-bay/

23/08/2024

Our new neighbour at WineWorks Marlborough is coming along quite nicely! Construction of QuayConnect’s Marlborough Inland Port is well underway and set to be operational in December!

The Inland Port will give the region’s supply chain more resources, capacity, convenience; as well as providing local businesses resilient and sustainable options for distributing their product.

Thank you to Jim Tannock Photography for the awesome video of the construction progress from late July!

Stay tuned for more!

21/08/2024

🌱 Bottling and storing wine is a high-energy operation!

Our equipment needs to be as efficient as
possible to get our clients wine to market as well as keeping up with the pace and volumes going through every corner of the business.

In the Marlborough Production Hall, our team of experts took the time to review their machines in order to make them more efficient with energy consumption. →

14/08/2024

Welcome to 🌱

We are going to be sharing the key action points we took to reduce our carbon emissions by 45% within three years.

13/08/2024

Over the last couple of months, a project at WineWorks Auckland got the green light from council to commence! We’ve been calling it the ‘Hole in the Wall’ project, because that’s literally what it is!

We have two electric tugs at the Auckland site, and this hole in the wall is to create a direct pathway between our Production Hall, and the warehouse right next door.

With this new route, our tugs no longer need to travel through the carpark, reducing traffic and boosting time efficiencies. Plus, we no longer rely on gas forklifts or diesel trucks to move goods between the buildings.

Here’s a clip of one of the tugs moving bottles directly into the Production Hall!

25/07/2024

Our very own Tim Nowell-Usticke is featured in this month’s issue of BayBuzz! Tim was interviewed by BayBuzz about what we do and our sustainability initiatives. The article covers our recent Toitū Net Carbon Zero accomplishments 🌱 as well as giving perspective on the day-to-day operations across our three sites.

You can find the article below, or at BayBuzz 🥂

📝Brenda Newth
📸 Florence Charvin



https://www.wineworks.co.nz/2024/07/25/baybuzz-wineworks-adding-value-sustainably/

18/07/2024

…but wait‼️ For the first time ever, Tim’s Sweepstake has two winners! The sweepstake is a fan-favourite here at WineWorks, so Tim has generously held one just for us. Now that we know the tonnage, Pete VB from the Auckland team, has walked away $100 richer!

Tim greeted Pete the other day to deliver him his well-earned winnings. Pete’s guess this year was 394,780; just 220 tonnes under the official figure. This is the second time in a row where a WineWorks Auckland teammate has won the sweepstake! Good job Pete 🤝💸

17/07/2024

The harvest reports for 2024 are out, which means that we can announce the lucky winner of Tim’s Vintage Sweepstake 📢 Congratulations to Richelle Tyney at Greywacke, who held the closest guess at 395,790 tonnes. Richelle gladly accepted the crisp $100 note from Tim on a Friday afternoon and took her team mates straight to the pub! 🍻🍇💸

New Zealand’s grape yield this year was down by 21%, weighing in at 395,000 tonnes. With an ideal growing season, the grapes are lined up to be excellent to say the least. We are excited to see the 2024 vintage go through our bottling lines in the coming months, and excited for next year’s sweepstake!

16/07/2024

🎨 The featured artist for the 2024 Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction was debuted the other night, and what a stunning piece of art it is! “The Devil is in the Detail”, 2024 acrylic on canvas, by Helen Kerridge.

As always, we are proud to be the Principal Partner of the auction. In 2023, the wine auction raised just over $300,000 for Cranford Hospice. It is starting to look like the wine packages up for sale to the highest bidders look better than ever. 🍷🍇🥂

Wine Auction Event Day: 14th September 2024
Auction Preview and Tasting Event: 14th August 2024

04/07/2024

🌱 On June 27th, Toitū held a webinar all about product lifecycle emission hotspots in FMCG. The webinar was tailored to prospective businesses who are starting their own carbon reduction journey, covering topics such as supply chains, consumers, and regulations to list a few.

Our Group Quality and Compliance Manager, Sophie, who is also our Toitū reporter, presented in the webinar on how taking action to reduce emissions is realistic and a possible thing to achieve.

Sophie shared how we reduced our emissions by 45% in the first three years with Toitū, as well as giving simple, everyday tips and tricks on how we can all watch our carbon footprint. Our next focus is looking at our Scope 3 emissions; collaborating with supply chain partners on how we can make further improvements in this area to help reach NZ Wine’s goal of carbon zero by 2050.

If you’re interested in viewing the webinar recording; click below!

https://www.toitu.co.nz/news-and-events/news/reduce/webinar-recap-uncovering-product-lifecycle-emission-hotspots-in-fmcg

26/06/2024

🍇 We’re at WinePro! Our team are here to answer all your wine bottling questions… and more. Come visit the WineWorks stand, and say hi!

Expo details:
When: 25 - 27 June 2024
Where: Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000
Stand: E06

25/06/2024

🌱 We are delighted to have our Group Quality and Compliance Manager, Sophie Matthews, represent WineWorks in Toitū Envirocare's upcoming webinar.

"Uncovering product lifestyle emission hotspots in FMCG" is going ahead on 27th June 2024, 10 to 11am.

If you're unsure on where to start with your sustainability journey, this webinar is for you!

Register below:

Generating 45% of New Zealand's total manufacturing income, the food and beverage sector holds significant potential for driving change to decarbonise.

11/06/2024

WinePro is just around the corner, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there. We’ve got an exhibition stand and some of our team from across the sites will be there for a chat!
The three-day event will have exhibits from all sorts of businesses that help this industry tick. If you’re planning on going, please let us know as we will be hosting a few activities during the week. Details below:

When: June 25th – 27th
Where: Stand E06, Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000
Register at WinePro’s website today!

06/06/2024

Today is World Food Safety Day, and it’s an incredibly important topic here at WineWorks. Our clients not only trust us to package wine they put so much effort into producing, but they also trust us to package it in a safe and sanitary environment.

We believe food safety is the responsibility of everyone in our team, so it’s a culture we focus to embed at every level of what we do.

We are currently audited by 14 different certification bodies across the business, including BRCGS; one of our most stringent certifications. We pride ourselves on keeping our client’s product safe as it travels through our facilities, until it’s poured into the glass.

08/05/2024

🫧🍾🥂 WineWorks Hawke’s Bay has some big and bubbly additions; three 25,000 litre Charmat tanks! These pressurised tanks are specially designed and engineered to handle wine under-going a secondary fermentation creating the bubbles in tank, rather than in bottle as per Méthode Traditionelle sparkling wines. We’re fizzing with excitement to put these extra tanks to use! 🤩🍇

03/05/2024

Today we celebrate Sauvignon Blanc – the flagship of New Zealand’s wine industry and exports.

At 78% of our national wine production, Sauvignon Blanc has effectively helped employ 374 of our 479 WineWorks team. That’s 374 families directly supported by Sauvignon Blanc.

Bravo to this beautiful wine and all that it has done for our national exports and local communities.

20/03/2024

Over the last couple of weeks, the Production Hall at WineWorks Auckland has been changing quickly! Our brand-new bottling line has been delivered all the way from Italy, and now’s the time to put all the pieces together. Here’s a couple pictures of the installation progress!

11/03/2024

At WineWorks, we have just published our first report on pay gaps between gender and ethnicity. This will be a continuous effort as we join the already large number of New Zealand companies reporting on this aspect of their business. Our first report is a snapshot of the business as of July 2023.

By reporting on pay gaps within WineWorks, we hope that by being transparent about these numbers will give reassurance to our employees and clients that we are determined to address any grey areas. We also encourage our clients, our partners, and other businesses within the NZ Wine Industry to do the same, even if you have a small workforce.

For a more detailed understanding of what a pay gap is, and to see our published report, follow the link below.

https://www.wineworks.co.nz/careers/mind-the-gap/

07/03/2024

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05/03/2024

As General Store Person at WineWorks Marlborough, you will become a master with the forklift, and here's a demonstration! Watch ChrisAllan, one of our experienced forklift operators, in action on the High-Reach!

Interested in working for us? Head to wineworks.co.nz/careers for all our available opportunities!

19/02/2024

Everyone get your sea legs ready! the 2024 Wine Race is this Friday!!

Weather is looking as though it will be smooth sailing for the competing bottles. Team WineWorks will be cheering on as we await to see whose wine is the fastest 🏆

See you there! 🍾⛵🌊

13/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day! As part of Marlborough's campaign, today is perfect to spotlight that working at WineWorks has many unique benefits! 😍

In Marlborough, we have some special relationships - often coined as ‘love on the (bottling) line’ by the team, we wanted to share some of our lovey matches! Big shout out to Rose and Leo 💞, Liz and Hoani 💞, Jess and Brad 💞 and Rochelle and Chris 💞

09/02/2024

WineWorks Wine Race is just around the corner! It’s a great day to get out on the water and have some (not so) friendly competition to see whose wine reaches the finish line first! 🍷⛵🌊

Cheers Waikawa Boating Club for a great event! 🥂

20/12/2023

The WineWorks Wine Race is back next year! More details to come! ⛵🍾

Save the date for this epic event! Our platinum sponsor WineWorks New Zealand is partnering with us to create a celebration of 50 years, of Marlborough wine. All our boating community & sailors both experienced & novice will be on the water participating in the celebration. Our end destination for 2024 is the ever special Resolution Bay Cabins, in the outer Queen Charlotte Sounds. If you are an winery, boat or are a keen entrant, register your interest to [email protected] now! More details to follow 🥂

Wine Marlborough
Yachting New Zealand

19/12/2023

WineWorks Auckland has been busy shuffling a few things around this year! It’s all for boosting our capacity to fill, package, hold, and dispatch excellent New Zealand wine.

Here’s a video of the installation of a wastewater tank on the outer wall of our bottling hall. We had our contained wastewater tanks pretty much on the other side of the wall this new one is in front of.

Why did we get a bigger tank and move it outside? Because we are going to be installing a new bottling line in the first half of 2024! We are very excited, and the successful install is one step closer to our shiny new toys!