Giesen Estate Ltd

Registered Office Address
Mackay Bailey Butchard Ltd  
4/262 Oxford Tce  
Christchurch  

Directors
GIESEN, Theodore Kurt
GIESEN, Alexander Ernst Otto


Background
Incorporated: 09-DEC-1999

Established in 1981, the Estate comprises some 75 acres at Burnham, 
just south of Christchurch. In Marlborough 360 acres are now in     
production.                                                         

The Giesen Wine Estate is a family affair. The three brothers, Theo,
Alex and Marcel run the winery that has grown into an export        
oriented business.                                                  

Giesen Wines are currently exported to North America (USA & Canada),
Europe (England, Germany & Denmark), Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwan &      
Thailand) and the South Pacific (Australia, Tonga & Fiji).          



Major Shareholders


Major Assets


Website
www.giesen.co.nz


News

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09 September 2001 - Sunday Star Times

Two local wineries are planning public listings on the eve of Montana's disappearance from   
the stock exchange.                                                                          

Blenheim's Grove Mill Wine Company and Giesen Estate, a family business with vineyards in    
Canterbury and Marlborough, plan to list on the main board in the near future.               

Grove Mill looks likely to be first off the mark. Already listed on the secondary board, it  
has registered a new company name, The New Zealand Wine Company, which it will list under and
use as a parent company for its brands. These will include smaller wineries it is in the     
process of buying.                                                                           

Grove Mill general manager Peter McAtamney expected an announcement about the acquisitions   
before the end of the year. A decision on listing would follow shortly after.                

The move was not about trying to step into Montana's shoes, he said. The company would look  
to supply the top end of the US market, targeting restaurants and boutique wine sellers.     

The reason for listing was not because the company required capital as its expansion plans   
were self-funding for the next five years, he said. It was more important to form a group    
that was large enough to make distribution inroads in the US.                                

The smaller wineries would continue to be run as autonomous operations.                      

Theo Giesen said the long term plan was to move his family's company into the $2 million-plus
category by exploiting the untapped potential in US markets.                                 

Giesen said his company had been investigating a listing on the exchange but was undecided on
the timing. However, it would be within three years, he said.                                

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