Corbans Wines

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Corbans Wines was the second largest producer of wine in New Zealand until they were purchased by Montana Wines in November 2002. Corbans now exists as a label of Pernod Ricard NZ following several takeovers of Montana.

Corban Wines was started by a Assid Abraham Corban, a Lebanese immigrant who arrived in New Zealand in 1892. In 1902 he purchased for £320 a 10 acre block of land in Henderson, Auckland, although at the time this was quite some distance from what was known as Auckland. He named the block of land Mt Lebanon Vineyards. By the 1920s the Corban family were the largest winemakers in New Zealand. Development of different vineyards by the five sons of Assid Corban continued until 1963 when the partnership of the five brothers was converted into Corban Wines Ltd.

While Corbans are no longer associated with the Corban family, Alwyn Corban owns Ngatarawa Wines.