When I spoke to Dr Wendy Parr recently, she was enjoying wonderful late autumn weather on the limestone hills above Port Tarakohe in Golden Bay.

An "outstandingly good" research paper has seen New Zealand Master of Wine Sophie Parker-Thomson win the Quinta do Noval Award 2021.

Luring wētā away from the "buffet" of budburst is a potential outcome of research into the native insect munching Awatere Valley vines.

When Rapaura Springs bought a vineyard in an arid and windswept pocket of Marlborough's Blind River, building soil health became their focus.

Efforts to protect people and place are at the heart of New Zealand's wine industry, says the New Zealand Winegrowers 2022 Sustainability Report.

Labour shortages, rain excesses and Omicron threats challenged several of the country's wine regions during vintage 2022. But with tanks full, demand strong and an "exceptional" late summer enjoyed by many, the harvest appears to have yielded as many good moments as grim.

It's become increasingly apparent that digital keyboards are missing a vital emoji, says New Zealand Winegrowers Global PR Manager Juliana Foster, who's leading a campaign to raise a glass of white wine on screens worldwide.

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Winegrowers, makers and scientists will gather throughout New Zealand in June, for the annual Grape Days events in Hawke's Bay, Marlborough and Central Otago.

In the lead-up to the 2021 levy votes, the New Zealand Winegrowers board received feedback from some members that while they broadly supported New Zealand Winegrower (NZW) and its activities, they were concerned about specific issues around the levies and respresentation on the board.