Decanter World Wine AwardsNZ winery Amor-Bendall goes into liquidation
- Tuesday 16 August 2011
Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay producer Amor-Bendall has debts totaling $1,838, 652, including $250,000 owed to unsecured creditors.
Its liquidator, Shephard Dunphy explained the company was ‘adversely affected in 2008 by the oversupply in the domestic wine market in conjunction with the global financial crisis and subsequent decrease in demand from the international market.’
The company had tried to target the higher margin restaurant industry unsuccessfully and with rising debts, shareholders placed the company in liquidation.
This is the latest in a string of failed wine businesses in New Zealand, and follows the demise of Stoney Range Wines, Awatere Vineyard Estates, Gravitas Wines, Matakana Estate and Cape Campbell Wines in the past year.
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Bill Hall
October 22 04:12
This a real shame as when I visited Gisborne (which sadly wasn't that often in recent years), I always went to this winery as the quality was great.I found it difficult to find their wines for sale in Wellington