NZ wine mogul donates $400k to Trump

New Zealanders may be surprised to know that the backer of many of their favourite wine brands is a Trump supporter, commentators say. Bill

Foley is an American billionaire whose Foley Family Wines Holdings has the majority stake in Foley Wines, which owns brands including Mt Difficulty, Te

Kairanga, and Boatshed

Bay. A San Francisco

Chronicle report said Foley donated US$255,600

(NZ$393,939) to US President

Donald Trump between 2016 and 2020. However, marketing commentator Ben Goodale said the donations would be a corporate decision made in the United States, rather than anything to do with local winemakers and specific brands.