PHOTO: SUPPLIED – Nick Nobilo is the majority shareholder of Vinoptima.
A Hawkes Bay vineyard that has gone into receivership has raised questions about the marketability of the gewürztraminer wine variety.
Vinoptima Estate vineyard and winery at Ormond, near Gisborne, was established by wine industry pioneer, Nick Nobilo, in 2000 to produce gewürztraminer wine only.
Receiver Andrew Mackay said he had commissioned Bayleys to call for tenders for the approximate 100,000 litres of the aromatic white wine and it was attracting interest.
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