OPINION: 2020 unleashed Covid-19, and in 2021 we saw the smallest vintage in the past decade – for many wineries, tanks were largely dry by the time vintage ‘22 came along.

OPINION: Every vintage has it’s vagaries, and every season I am struck by how nimble viticulturists, winemakers and grape growers have to be, catching, or at least dodging, the curveballs nature throws.

Biosecurity incursion – yellow legged hornets In Auckland

Keeping healthy and safe during vintage 2026

The air was unseasonably crisp in the upper Wairau Valley in mid-December as two autonomous ground vehicles moved methodically through the vines, spraying each row in turn.

In a global wine market facing headwinds and overall decline, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc continues to stand out as a remarkable success story.

A year out from Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand 2027, Sophie Preece talks to some of the winemakers helping drive the event. It’s time, they say, to take another deep dive into the variety that made New Zealand wine famous.

"Discombobulated vines lead to great wines", says viticulturist James Dicey, who has lamented the past five years of comparatively easy "cookie cutter" growing in Central Otago.

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