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A Century of Fine Winemaking Deserves More Than One Story

To celebrate our centenary, we shared 100 stories which have shaped our family’s 100 years of innovation, achievement and winemaking excellence.

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All rivers run to the sea

7

From an Auckland orchard to th...

89

There's no workplace like home

45

We look to longer running fami...

23

65 years after we started, Bab...

26

8,800 miles from New York, the...

12

Every family has secrets, they...

75

Sometimes the push for perfect...

21

Sometimes the new ideas are re...

72

Loyalty is part of our DNA

92

Henry is family, but he's not ...

88

A special space to celebrate 1...

52

A family that's bigger than fa...

6

By working together, the next ...

11

At 14, Josip Babich chose to j...

19

There aren't many winemakers w...

25

When you start out with nothin...

91

Josip Babich could run the win...

99

While we don't go chasing awar...

5

A few blue Hawaiis will never ...

43

Things move a lot faster these...

90

A real artist's eye can see mo...

24

Despite all the successes, one...

85

Like the sound of vinyl, somet...

94

100% family owned for 100 year...

4

Some of the biggest innovation...

47

A gravely addition for our cen...

17

A late night sale leads to tro...

31

It's not your grandparent's wi...

16

Thanks dad

44

A fourth generation of winemak...

9

Nobody makes Riesling like the...

100

One hundred years of wine make...

63

Moving with the times can take...

64

And then there were four

34

Experience matters, even for a...

38

Today's Henderson valley is a ...

36

It takes a long time to get an...

39

There's no team without tea

59

No matter where we've gone, al...

83

Through the looking glass

84

Celebrating it all together

65

Dam the dry spells

2

For a very special day, Josip ...

33

This man doesn't take his gym ...

70

If you wanted to make wine, yo...

80

From onions to the best sauvig...

71

Winemaking is still an art, bu...

14

Don't judge a wine by its vess...

29

Josip wore boots like these fo...

35

All grown up

37

When stuck for a school projec...

96

Meet Bert, the corker who save...

28

Competition makes work more fu...

48

With a little modification, Ba...

1

A leap of faith that built a l...

41

New Zealand's famous for wine,...

68

A collection 100 years in the ...

18

This one never passed the Judy...

76

Sometimes talent comes from un...

81

If you can't beat them, wine a...

79

Wine drinkers weren't the only...

22

Our chairman's seat gives him ...

69

Back in the day, kiwi winemake...

60

Our longest serving employee

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Sip, swirl, spit, judge, take ...

54

"This country has treated us w...

8

If you want them to love you, ...

82

When you know, you know

46

First to the press

49

Even in his downtime, Josip wa...

32

Joe isn't just a wine maker, h...

97

A century of success started b...

79

Wine drinkers weren't the only...

27

A momentous anniversary deserv...

3

To stand the test of time, it ...

15

Where most saw dirt & stones, ...

53

When work gets in the way of y...

50

Leaving for the new land of op...

66

From general nuisance to gener...

67

The secret to a long successfu...

73

Dad arranged a date with desti...

10

Hard work means nothing if you...

98

If you thought starting a vine...

62

To build an enduring business,...

58

Business casual

87

Grabbing a cooler slice of the...

51

If you wanted to profile a win...

93

Always think of the customer

78

Big decisions happen on the ba...

20

When you've dedicated your lif...

74

Moving from food to wine was a...

13

If you don't explore new roads...

77

The most coveted title in the ...

86

Being family owned benefits us...

57

If winemaking was your passion...

61

Real innovation means knowing ...

30

After 94 years, a brother's lo...

40

On Babich road, people tend to...

42

A great winemaker knows their ...
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