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Kevin Judd with Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc

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Kevin Judd with Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc

Kevin Judd, winemaker at Cloudy Bay since its first vintage in 1985, inspects a 1994 sauvignon blanc. The vineyard was planted by Australian David Hohnen, and rapidly established an international reputation with its sauvignon blancs.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP-Industry-Wines and spirits-03

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Bronwyn Dalley, Wine – The wine boom, 1980s and beyond, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18358/kevin-judd-with-cloudy-bay-sauvignon-blanc (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Dalley, published 1 March 2009.