Yealands Estate controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2018
Illegal sugar additions and falsified export records
A Ministry for Primary Industries investigation resulted in sentencing under New Zealand's Wine Act 2003. The case involved illegally adding sugar to wine exported to the European Union between 2013 and 2015 and falsifying records to conceal the conduct. Peter Yealands resigned and transferred his remaining shares as part of an arrangement with Marlborough Lines.
Pollution associated with pomace-reuse project
A waste-reuse initiative intended to convert grape pomace into feedstock led to pollution of a local waterway and penalties. The supplied reference does not provide a year or detailed amount for the penalties.