This year Invivo was lucky enough to be one of the official sponsors for the Music Month Launch Event 2012 that was held at the Australis Room last Friday. The line up was a big secret, but all revealed once inside. With a nice glass of Invivo Sav, and some good music the night was a real hit.

Have a look at a few of the snaps we took, especially our favourite bands of the night!

Lee has a had her work exhibited widely all over the world. Her photos and video installations tell a fantasy tale based on an intermingling of Eastern and Western popular culture and the study of new technologies and how they influence tradition. To check out more about her success and view some of her work visit the circuit.co.nz website or click here.

You can also see her Strawberry Garden 2011 3D Animation courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery Seoul!

Strawberry Garden Yellow

Strawberry Garden Green

2 TOKIs

It was a stunner of a day as the team got to work. We are looking forward to the release of this wine later in the year (the fruit is looking fantastic!).

Last Friday we made our mark at Pasona, Japan’s largest human resource company, in their New Zealand Wine Seminar held for their staff in Tokyo. The aim of the event was to expose their members to a variety of different foods and wines from different cultures, and we were lucky enough to be one of the wines representing New Zealand. The event hosted 80+ members, who all had the chance to taste our Sauvignon Blanc and Bella wines.

At the event we were privileged to also have the New Zealand ambassador, Ian Kennedy and his wife Setsuko Kennedy tasting and discussing our wine.



]]> http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?feed=rss2&p=597 0 http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?p=603 http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?p=603#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:14:01 +0000 Tim http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?p=603 As we welcomed the first few months of 2012, we have been busy celebrating all sorts of New Zealand talent!

Last month we sponsored Sounds Aotearoa in New Plymouth, which is a two day event with three main attractions – a conference, expo and of course live artist performances. The opening was held at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery supporting Creative New Zealand and plenty of talented NZ artists.  Not only is this event a great way to meet and greet other New Zealand artists, but also an opportunity to network, gain exposure to other types and forms of music, and an opportunity to learn from industry experts. The event attracted a variety of delegates, artists and local dignitaries, as well as a number of international visitors.

We managed to get some snaps of a few people celebrating New Zealand music with a glass from Invivo!

]]> http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?feed=rss2&p=603 0 http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?p=587 http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?p=587#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:15:29 +0000 Tim http://www.invivowines.com/news-and-events/?p=587 With a lot of questions around the upcoming vintage, Rob has written up a brief update on how things are looking for Invivo in both Marlborough and Central Otago

Marlborough

NZ has not had much of a summer so things are a bit behind schedule but 2012 is also seeing quite reduced crop loads across the whole region so we’re confident that the cooler weather will still be able to get our fruit up to optimal ripeness.  All Invivo vineyards are looking in top shape with no disease pressure and some really exciting new blocks coming on stream for the first time.  Should be a late but very interesting vintage!

Otago

Gorgeous weather today and for the most part of the season has got  Otago off to a great start but some unseasonal rain recently has kept us on our toes.  Everything still looking great however and its now a case of see what the next month holds.  Nice small bunches and berries this season indicate a great potential in the Pinot noir so if the weather gods are smiling we should be in for a bon vendage!

Some pictures of our Otago growers on Tuesday 20th of March, looking pretty good!

Some pics below from Marlborough last week, below the home of Invivo at Westhaven, Marlborough

New Wairau grower onboard for 2012

Windrush, our Organic grower

Below, Invivo Sauvignon grapes just in Veraison (ripening), better late than never!
Looking really clean with small concentrated berries. A bit more sunshine and it could be a very interesting year! Will be picked next month

Invivo cofounder Tim Lightbourne comments “We’re very happy with Tristan’s work, he’s produced a unique watercolour poster for this campaign with the tagline Another Stunnerthat will work well for outdoor, especially over the important summer period”
The Invivo “Another Stunner” campaign will also appear in print in various national magazine publications over summer and in point of sale.

It’s been a positive last few months for Invivo and their 2011 vintage, winning Champion Wine of the Show and Sauvignon Blanc trophy at the inaugural 2011 Marlborough Wine Show, International Sauvignon Blanc trophy, NZ Sauvignon Blanc Trophy and gold at the 2011 Cathay Pacific International Wine and Spirit Competition in Hong Kong, Blue Gold and Top 100 Wines in Sydney and 5 stars from Michael Cooper in his latest 2012 Buyer’s Guide to New Zealand Wine.

The two Invivo cofounders Lightbourne and winemaker Rob Cameron have just spent the last few weeks in UK & Europe promoting Invivo’s 2011 vintage at tastings and visiting customers. A highlight was hosting an Invivo tasting event with their distributor Codorniu UK at the famous Gleneagles golf club in Scotland, location of the 2014 Ryder Cup and an Invivo outlet.

See full story and pic at link:  another-stunner-outdoor-campaign-for-invivo

Gold medal and Trophy Best New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

And then went on to win:

The Overall International Sauvignon Blanc Trophy

An exciting result for Invivo at this prestigious international competition. Click on the New Zealand Herald link below for more details on the win:

New Zealand Herald story \”Invivo wins Trophy in Asia\”

The Invivo 2011 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has collected the 2011 Sauvignon Blanc trophy and Champion Wine of the Show trophy at the inaugural Marlborough Wine Show Awards held over the weekend in Blenheim. With over 400 Marlborough wines entered, the unique competition set out to demonstrate to the world’s wine media and global wine markets that Marlborough offers significant and valuable diversity through its sub‐regions and wine styles.

Invivo winemaker and cofounder Rob Cameron stated “For me, personally, it is my first trophy as a winemaker so it is a pretty big deal and as a company it is massive, we have only been going four years and are fairly new to the business but have been going from strength to strength,”

Cameron has been making wine for 12 years, qualifying from Lincoln University with a Bachelor of Viticulture and Enology. He spent his early years learning his craft at Villa Maria and Rapaura Vintners. His work then took Cameron overseas initially shunning the more sought after locations in California, France or Italy and instead he spent 7 years making wine in often challenging conditions in the likes of Moldova, Cyprus and Slovenia before working vintages in France and Spain. He credits those early years in Central and Eastern Europe for learning some valuable lessons in winemaking amongst extreme conditions.

The Marlborough Wine Show’s judging team was led by highly respected Chief Judge, Jeff Clarke and included leading Marlborough winemaker judges Olly Masters, Cath Oates, Simon Waghorn, Patrick Materman and Anna Flowerday. Guest international judge was Melbourne based Ben Edwards, President of the Australian Sommeliers Association. Show director Belinda Jackson said “The outstanding classes in the competition were the 2011 Sauvignon Blanc, the 2010 Pinot Noir, the aged Riesling and the sweet wines.”

Invivo was founded in 2007 by Rob Cameron and Tim Lightbourne, they launched their first wines in 2008 and the wines can now be found in 11 countries. The Invivo Sauvignon Blanc has been selected by Air New Zealand for the last two years and served onboard flights and Koru lounges. Invivo currently produces Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Rosé and a lower calorie 9% alcohol Sauvignon Blanc “Bella by Invivo”.

Invivo on the front page Marlborough Express below!  Click on the article to view larger version

Rob with National Azabu store manager

Rob signing Invivo bottles!

Patrons from Invivo Yokohama tasting evening

Customer who travelled 4 hours to meet Rob!

Rob with press at Wine Art

Staff at N1155

Great point of sale display includes pic of Rob!

Shin, Rob and Dan from Southern Cross

Display at Nissin store

Bella by Invivo being served at Majestic 41 floors up in Tokyo

Rob with Jun Emoto from Air NZ sales at the NZ BBQ in Tokyo

Rob instore tasting at National Azabu

Invivo lunch at Natural Restaurant 1155

Instore tasting

An impromptu game of paper scissors rock for an Invivo gift!

….And the happy winner with Rob!

Some more Rob signatures required!