About Regency Imports

There are two divisions to Regency Imports Ltd both owned and managed by Anne Batley-Burton whose passion and enthusiasm for wine and love of France initially attracted her to the wine industry in France around 10 years ago. Personal service to customers whether large or small is an important part of company policy.

Servicing the New Zealand Wine Industry

We are proud to be the New Zealand Agents for Tonnelleries Radoux, and Claude Gillet, both of which supply excellent quality barrels utilizing different toasting techniques therefore imparting different complexities of flavour to the wines.

We are also suppliers of Alternative Oak Products for those who wish to impart oak flavour to their wines without the cost of a new barrel.

For those winemakers who, like us feel that France is supplied with the best corks we are airfreighting in top quality corks from two of France’s major cork producers, namely suppliers Preteux Bourgeois for still wine corks and Barange for Champagne/sparkling wine corks.

For those winemakers who would like to protect their wines against the possibility of cork taint we can supply them with “Le Preserveur” from Cortex a concept based on a traditional cork fitted with a silicone implant. An important factor for those consumers who want to wield a corkscrew.

Recently we acquired the agency for Ramondin Capsulas, SA in Spain who is the world leader in tin capsule production. The leader not only in sheer size but in technical expertise owing to their R & D department’s constant search for new ways to improve their capabilities to produce a capsule which will add that extra quality and dimension to a bottle of wine or other beverage.

The importation of French Wines and Champagne

Owing to the vast range of contacts made over the years during her regular visits to France and her travels throughout the wine regions of NZ we have the opportunity of buying direct from the wineries, at preferential prices, a wide range of wines all based on the policy of good value for money. We also import, on an indent basis a range of top quality wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Advice on developing your own wine cellar is one of her specialities as her regular visits to NZ wineries when selling wine barrelsgives her the opportunity to assess NZ wines prior to bottling. Wines are all sold direct to our customers for whom we can arrange wine tastings at their premises giving them the opportunity to taste wines prior to purchase and to learn more about the French Appellation Controlee system,and the ever developing NZ wine industry.

We are happy to supply mixed case lots and deliver free of charge right to your door in the Auckland area.

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