Invivo Wines

Invivo Wines
Invivo Wines
Private
Industry Wine
Founded Auckland, New Zealand 2008 (2008)
Founders
  • Tim Lightbourne
  • Rob Cameron
Products
Brands
  • Invivo Wines
  • Eight Point Vineyards
  • belle by Invivo
  • Scarlett's Spritzers
Website

Invivo Wines is a winery based in New Zealand.

It began in 2007 as an idea between two old school friends, Rob Cameron (winemaker) and Tim Lightbourne.[1] Invivo has received numerous gold medals and trophies including Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine and Spirit Competition & Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition. Invivo has also been a trophy finalist for New Zealand Wine Producer of the Year at the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition in London in both 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Invivo won the International Sauvignon Blanc trophy at the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition and the Champion Wine of the Show at the inaugural Marlborough Wine Show. In 2013, Invivo was awarded gold for both Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir at the Sommelier Wine Awards held in London.[2]

Winner of the 2009 New Zealand Innovation in Wine Marketing Trophy, 2011 TNT Emerging New Zealand Exporter of the Year, Deloitte's Fast 50 New Zealand Companies 2012 (number 24).[3]

Invivo has been a supplier of wine to the BBC's The Graham Norton Show, after they discovered Norton was a fan of their Sauvignon Blanc.[4] In 2014 it collaborated with Graham Norton to produce a special edition Sauvignon Blanc to be auctioned for the Elton John Aids Foundation.[5] Invivo subseqently produced a 2015 Graham Norton Sauvignon Blanc.[6][7] These are sold in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Ireland. Norton is also a 2% shareholder of Invivo Wines.[8]

Partner to Creative New Zealand, Zambesi (who is also a shareholder) and TEDxAuckland.[9][10]

Invivo's current wines are from Marlborough (Sauvignon Blanc including Organic Sauvignon, Pinot Gris, Rosé) and Central Otago (Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay)[11] In 2010, Invivo launched New Zealand's first lower calorie wine belle by Invivo, a low calorie & lower alcohol Sauvignon Blanc. Also the first New Zealand wine to include a nutritional panel on the label.[12][13] In 2012, Invivo added to this range with a lower calorie 9% alcohol rosé, also a New Zealand first.[14] In 2014, Invivo launched the Scarlett's Spritzer range, a sparkling natural fruit infused drink with the following flavours: Elderflower & Lime, Red Berries, Wild Strawberry, Orange & Mango and Passionfruit.[15][16]

In March 2015, Invivo became the first New Zealand company to raise NZD$2 million via equity crowdfunding, the maximum amount allowed under New Zealand regulations. Invivo raised this using equity crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect.[17][18][19]

In February 2016, Invivo announced their securing of the historic 114-year-old winery at Te Kauwhata, south of Auckland.[20]

References

  1. ↑ South, Gill (2012). Hard yards to wine label's fast rise. The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10856140
  2. ↑ Invivo Wines. Wine Awards. http://invivowines.com/awards/wine-awards/
  3. ↑ Invivo Wines. Company Awards. http://invivowines.com/awards/company-awards/
  4. ↑ Savage, Gabriel (14 August 2013). Kiwi brand chats up UK TV host. The Drinks Business. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Winter, Chloe (30 April 2014). Charity feet for Norton. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Now Graham is set to have his own wine! (2013). West Cork Times. http://westcorktimes.com/home/archives/20307
  7. ↑ Lyons, Mathew (9 December 2015). Harpers. Graham Norton's Own Sauvignon Blanc proves runaway success. http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/graham-nortons-own-sauvignon-blanc-proves-runaway-success/528870.article
  8. ↑ O'Mahoney, Keiran (27 October 2015). Graham to donate his wine profits to Dogs trust in UK. The Southern Star. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. ↑ South, Gill (2012). Hard yards to wine label's fast rise. The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10856140
  10. ↑ Invivo Wines. Partners. http://invivowines.com/our-story/partners/
  11. ↑ Invivo Wines. Invivo Range. http://invivowines.com/wines/invivo-range/
  12. ↑ Courtney, Sue (2013). Low calorie, low alcohol wine trialled. Rodney Times. http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
  13. ↑ Adams, Christopher (2012). Low-alcohol wine making strong gains. The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10778914
  14. ↑ Lao, Sherwin (2013). Are we ready for low-calorie wines?. Manila Standard Today. http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/06/04/are-we-ready-for-low-calorie-wines/
  15. ↑ Ninness, Greg (2014). Wine spritzer makes comeback. Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/9880141/Wine-spritzer-makes-comeback
  16. ↑ Ryan, Holly (2014). 'Mucking around' leads to global market for spritzer. The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11289248
  17. ↑ Adams, Christopher (2015). Invivo first to equity crowdfund $2m. The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11425279
  18. ↑ Smylie, Calida (2015). Invivo Wines beats equity crowdfunding records. The National Business Review. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/invivo-wines-beats-equity-crowdfunding-records-cs-170770
  19. ↑ Stone, Gabriel (2015). Invivo 'ecstatic' at crowdfunding record. The Drinks Business. http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2015/03/invivo-ecstatic-at-crowdfunding-record/
  20. ↑ Winter, Chloe (2016). Invivo Wines to make Graham Norton wine at historic 114-year-old winery. Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/76559911/invivo-wines-to-make-graham-norton-wine-at-historic-114yearold-winery


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