The making of sparkling wine at N° 1 Family Estate

At the N° 1 Family Estate, the traditional method of Champagne production is followed, starting with the hand harvesting of the grapes in March at 19 brix.  They are then whole bunch pressed in our especially imported Champagne Vaselin press with an extraction rate of 650 litres per tonne. The juice is settled for 15…

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N° 1 Family Estate

New Zealand methode traditionelle specialist and Champagne-maker, Daniel Le Brun, launched his wholly family-owned wine producing business in July 1999, utilising the same processes perfected by his Champagne-making family in France over the last 12 generations. The winery has been set up with state of the art processing equipment, imported from Champagne.  Marketer and Champagne-maker…

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