New Zealand's historic free trade deal with the United Kingdom is "very positive" for the New Zealand wine industry, says New Zealand Winegrowers Chief Executive Philip Gregan.

Vanessa Wu has beem appointed as New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) China Market Manager, based in Shanghai.

Currently headlines are referencing the re-emergence of inflation, the bogey that plagued the New Zealand and global economies in the 1970s and 1980s.

Since joining New Zealand Winegrowers I have been working closely with the environment team on central government consultations relating to three of our six environmental focus areas: climate change, water and waste.

I would like to introduce our newest advocacy team member, Anna Cameron.

The New Zealand wine industry has long had a reputation for sustainability and being focussed on protecting the people and places that make our famous wines.

Joe Babich was on track to become a pharmacist, when he defied his mother's wishes and joined New Zealand's nascent wine industry instead.

Xylella fastidiosa is in the ‘highest threat’ category on New Zealand Winegrowers’ Most Unwanted list, along with the glassy winged sharpshooter that acts as a vector.

The arrival of the bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa could decimate New Zealand’s $2 billion a year wine exports, lock down our vineyards, evaporate jobs and deprive us of a favoured local tipple. Covid-19 response tactics - coupled with high-tech solutions - could keep the vino flowing, reports Pamela Niskanen.

Writing a practical guide on non-chemical weed management had an unexpected result for Dr Charles Merfield, as he delved into the interconnected nature of the vines, groun cover and soils, and the damage done to all three by cultivating.