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Formerly | Montana Wines |
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Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
Industry | wine |
Founded | 1961 |
Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Number of employees | 750 (permanent) |
Parent | Pernod-Ricard |
Website | https://www.brancottestate.com/ |
Brancott Estate is the brand adopted since 2010 by Pernod Ricard for New Zealand's largest wine producer, formerly Montana Wines, which now operates as the New Zealand division of Pernod Ricard Winemakers. The name comes from its Brancott winery in Blenheim, and was chosen to reduce confusion in the United States market with wines from the state of Montana.
The winery has been significant enough throughout New Zealand's wine history that the Montana name is still used on domestic labelling due to its strong brand recognition.[1]