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    VILLA MARIA

    Dec 02, 2018 3 minutes
    BY GEORGE, THEY’VE DONE IT AGAIN
    MICHAEL COOPER

    VILLA Maria has a special place in the New Zealand wine world. The brand is a household name; it’s the country’s largest, fully family-owned wine company; and its claim to be “New Zealand’s most awarded winery” is easy to justify. Regular readers of Winestate know just how often Villa Maria has scooped our New Zealand Wine Company of the Year and New Zealand Winemaker of the Year awards.

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