Media release
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8 September 2013
Pot calls kettle black
Moa Beer is considering changing its plans for its new brewery in Marlborough following an outcry from French-owned
Cloudy Bay wines.
Cloudy Bay claims Moa wants to erect “an industrial-scale brewery” that “has no place in such a world famous
wine-growing region”.
Moa CEO Geoff Ross says the brewer is considering housing its new facility in a ‘winery’ to appease the French.
“As the image shows, our new brewery will easily fit inside one of Cloudy Bay’s six buildings. So we’ll consider
creating a building, smaller than one of Cloudy Bay’s wine rooms, calling it a winery, and putting our brewery inside.
“Surely they couldn’t have an issue with that? But seriously, aren’t Cloudy Bay’s objections just a case of the pot
calling the kettle black?”
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An aerial image of Cloudy Bay winery in Marlborough: the red outline shows the dimensions of Moa Beer’s planned brewery
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