This combined with New Zealand's small size means that it is the only country in the world with a single national wine industry body.
New Zealand Winegrowers in its 2017 annual report set a target of $2 billion NZD of export revenue by 2020.
[4][5] The BRI is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Zealand Winegrowers and it was launched in 2017 with funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Marlborough District Council.
[4][6] In 2020, the New Zealand Wine Centre (Māori: Te Pokapū Wāina o Aotearoa) also opened in Blenheim.
[5][7] The BRI is named after Romeo Bragato, who played a significant role in the establishment of the wine industry in New Zealand.