"Donald Eagle" wrote ........
>
> Can you, Lord St Helier, or any other Kiwi confirm or deny that for the NZ
> facility? They also have an Oregon winery.
> I went to their web site this morning and there was no indication
> of any such disappearance. I am interested in acquiring some of the Otago
> wine for home consumption if possible. TIA.


NEWS - PLEASE NOTE DATE:

Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2006


Gary Andrus' New Zealand Winery Placed in Receivership

Founder of Pine Ridge and Archery Summit saw debts mount and exchange rates
shift over two small vintages

New Zealand winery Gypsy Dancer, owned by American vintner Gary Andrus, has
fallen on hard times.

The Bank of New Zealand has placed Andrus Family Trust NZ Holdings in
receivership, due to large outstanding debts, and appointed an accounting
firm to sell off the wine company's assets.

WHK Cook Adams, in Queenstown, is handling the sale of the Central Otago
winery, its three Pinot Noir vineyards (which total about 70 acres), 800
cases of bottled wine and 26,000 liters of wine in barrel.

Andrus' Gypsy Dancer property in Oregon is not affected by the New Zealand
proceedings.

Andrus founded Pine Ridge in Napa Valley in 1978, and launched Archery
Summit in Oregon in 1993. He sold his shares in those wineries in 2001, then
in 2002 he bought property in New Zealand and a Pinot Noir vineyard in
Oregon to start his Gypsy Dancer label.

The first vintage of Gypsy Dancer from Central Otago was 2003.

Ironically, Andrus' troubles come after a vintage he called "one of the six
or seven best in all my years of winemaking." The fledgling vineyards
suffered severe frosts in 2004, while the following year brought cold, wet
weather during the critical flowering period, resulting in another
shortfall. Each of those two vintages only yielded a few hundred cases of
Gypsy Dancer. In 2006, 3,000 cases were produced, but along with that
increase came a rise in the value of the New Zealand dollar against U.S.
currency.

[End]

St.Helier's Note: Have not seen this label in NZ for nearly two years now,
so I would suggest that you grab what you can, as there will be no more!

"st.helier" > wrote in message
...
> "Donald Eagle" wrote ........
>>
>> Can you, Lord St Helier, or any other Kiwi confirm or deny that for the
>> NZ facility? They also have an Oregon winery.
>> I went to their web site this morning and there was no indication
>> of any such disappearance. I am interested in acquiring some of the
>> Otago wine for home consumption if possible. TIA.
>
>
> NEWS - PLEASE NOTE DATE:
>
> Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2006
>
>
> Gary Andrus' New Zealand Winery Placed in Receivership
>
> Founder of Pine Ridge and Archery Summit saw debts mount and exchange
> rates shift over two small vintages
>
> New Zealand winery Gypsy Dancer, owned by American vintner Gary Andrus,
> has fallen on hard times.
>
> The Bank of New Zealand has placed Andrus Family Trust NZ Holdings in
> receivership, due to large outstanding debts, and appointed an accounting
> firm to sell off the wine company's assets.
>
> WHK Cook Adams, in Queenstown, is handling the sale of the Central Otago
> winery, its three Pinot Noir vineyards (which total about 70 acres), 800
> cases of bottled wine and 26,000 liters of wine in barrel.
>
> Andrus' Gypsy Dancer property in Oregon is not affected by the New Zealand
> proceedings.
>
> Andrus founded Pine Ridge in Napa Valley in 1978, and launched Archery
> Summit in Oregon in 1993. He sold his shares in those wineries in 2001,
> then in 2002 he bought property in New Zealand and a Pinot Noir vineyard
> in Oregon to start his Gypsy Dancer label.
>
> The first vintage of Gypsy Dancer from Central Otago was 2003.
>
> Ironically, Andrus' troubles come after a vintage he called "one of the
> six or seven best in all my years of winemaking." The fledgling vineyards
> suffered severe frosts in 2004, while the following year brought cold, wet
> weather during the critical flowering period, resulting in another
> shortfall. Each of those two vintages only yielded a few hundred cases of
> Gypsy Dancer. In 2006, 3,000 cases were produced, but along with that
> increase came a rise in the value of the New Zealand dollar against U.S.
> currency.
>
> [End]
>
> St.Helier's Note: Have not seen this label in NZ for nearly two years now,
> so I would suggest that you grab what you can, as there will be no more!
Thanks for the updates from all. I had not seen the early post from 2006.
As far as gettimg any, that is unlikely as Arizona's laws make it very
difficult for anyone outside to ship to me, and the restaurant told me they
bought the last of the AZ allocation. Nevertheless, I will check with a
large retailer here to see if he can get any.

The Oregon product may be equally good, but I have not had it, and the
winery's suggested retail price is nearly double that of the NZ PN. We
particularly liked the spiciness of the Otago bottling.

--
Don Eagle
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