Kingsmill Wines

We are all lovers of fine things. Fine wine is no exception: it has been said that fine wine makes every meal an occassion, every table more elegant, and every day more civilised.

With this in mind, welcome to our website. We are Kingsmill Wines of Bannockburn, Central Otago. We pride ourselves on an ability to produce limited numbers of award winning, handcrafted, premium Pinot Noir and Riesling from the world renowned Central Otago wine producing region of New Zealand. Our boutique vineyard is nestled on a small terrace surrounded by snowcapped peaks, perched atop the historic goldfields that forged the history of Central Otago. Our vineyard has an intensive hand management focus on producing unique, single vineyard, super premium, award winning wines that we are proud to put our name to.   

 Finalist in WineState 'Wine of the Year'

All the 5 Star wines in WineState were entered in a 'taste off' to find the top wines in each category.  Our Tippet's Dam 2007 Pinot Noir was one of the 5 finalists in this category.  The wine was featured in the WineState Special Edition in December.  

Gold Again for the 2007 Pinot !

Kingsmill's Tippet's Dam Pinot Noir 2007 has been awarded a gold medal at the 2009 Tri-Nations Wine Challenge in Sydney.

This exclusive competition is a rarity because entries are by invitation.  Only the best Australian, New Zealand and South African wines - as selected by each of the three judges to represent their country - go into the competition in August.  Seven Pinot Noir's from each country were invited. so being considered amongst the best 7 Pinot's in New Zealand was a privilege in itself.  While we did not win the Trophy - the 'gold' puts Kingsmill in the very top echelon of Pinots from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.  At $39.95 per bottle - or at special club prices for 6 or more - it represents very good value.

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Check out our 5 Star, Gold Medal winning Pinot Noir 2006 & 2007

Our Tippet's Dam Pinot Noir 2007 vintage has continued its sucessful run with a a Gold Medal at the prestigious Tri-Nations Wine Challenge in Sydney following on from the Gold Medal at the Royal Easter Show. Both these pinots have been rated 5 Stars by Master of Wine Bob Campbell (see Awards ). Tippet's Dam Pinot Noir 2006, won one of only seven Gold Medals awarded in the highly competitive Pinot Noir class at the very prestigious 2007 Bragato Wine Awards. This vintage has now run out, so for those that have some squirrelled away, you are very lucky.
We are very excited that with hard work and commitment we continue to produce consistent wines each vintage that we are exceedingly proud of.  We encourage you to learn more about our Pinot Noirs and Rieslings by visiting the Our Wine section of the website, where you will find comprehensive tasting notes and thoughts from the winemaker, Matt Connell about the delicate handcrafted journey our wine takes from vine to bottle. Be sure to discover the Tippet's Race Riesling with its off-dry style.(Awarded 5 stars by Sam Kim). This wine impresses all that taste it, and is excellent with food. It is stunning now and will reward with cellaring for up to 10 years.  Chosen by NZ Wine Growers to represent Central Otago at the London Annual Trade Tasting! (see Awards ).

The new gold of Central Otago can now be yours! Join the Club Today.

It has been said that the wines of Central Otago are the regions new gold rush, with vineyards in the Cromwell basin taking advantage of the superb growing conditions for Pinot Noir especially. We are committed to producing only hand crafted, premium wines and are excited to be able to share our wines with the rest of the world. Our 2007 Tippet's Dam Pinot Noir and 2008 Tippet's Race Riesling are available now for immediate delivery from our Online Shop, which you can visit by clicking here.

The Gold Medal winning 07 Tippets Dam Pinot Noir has now been released to both our Club members and and to the Trade. We have only 350 cases of this vintage so do not expect it will last long. Club member are able to purchase at special pricing. This is a great incentive to join the club by clicking here . It costs you nothing to join and provides access to great member pricing and special deals.

We are also producing a regular newsletter to keep all those that are interested up to date with all of the comings and goings in the vineyard and winery.

To read our latest newsletter please click here.

Your Guarantee.

Kingsmill Wines quarantees the quality of our wine. If for any reason you do not like our wine, simply return any unopened bottles, and we will credit you the full purchase price - including the opened bottle.

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