Grow grapes. Make wine. Sell at top prices. Sound easy?

Creating a wine business is a challenging but hugely rewarding exercise. In a relatively young industry, New Zealand wine has covered an enormous amount of ground in a very short time. This success has been forged by visionaries driven by passion and an incredible amount of hard graft.

A typical wine business, regardless of size, requires experience, skills and knowledge of:

• Brand management and strategic vision.
• Asset and property management.
• Project management and infrastructure development.
• Long term strategic planning.
• Development of business plans, processes and management reporting.
• Regulatory compliance, wine standards and quality assurance.
• Environmental management and local body compliance.
• HR and H+S management.
• Risk management.
• Management of supply chains, distribution channels and supplier/customer relationships.
• International trade, tourism, retail sales, hospitality.
• Financial planning and cashflow modelling – seasonal and long-term focus.
• Sales and marketing strategies.
• Day to day operations and business administration.

…… as well as growing grapes and making the wine.