The New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement concluded in December is "a significant step toward unlocking one of the world's largest and fastest growing consumer markets", says New Zealand Winegrowers Chief Executive Philip Gregan.

In the acknowledgements section of her Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme report, Jess Wilson thanks those who’ve supported her many endeavours. “Even when I say, ‘this is the last one’ when invariably it never is.”

Regenerative viticulture has an open and evolving toolbox for growing soil, vine and ecosystem health. Speaking to industry leaders about cover crops, crimpers, swards, sheep and worm counts, Emma Jenkins MW asks whether this is the next era of New Zealand winegrowing.

The year was marked by “progress, collaboration and reflection” in biosecurity, says New Zealand Winegrowers Biosecurity Advisor Jim Herdman.

Te Kano Winemaker Dave Sutton, Chair of Waitaki Valley Winegrowers, looks back.

Carolyn Murray, general manager of Central Otago Winegrowers Association, says collaboration remains Central Otago's secret weapon.

Even in tougher times, the New Zealand wine industry is a collaborative force, open minded and engaged by science and innovation, says Juliet Ansell, Chief Executive of Bragato Research Institute.

Matt Barbour of Barbour Vineyards is Chair of the North Canterbury Winegrowers Association and a true champion of the region.

In 1986 Hunter’s Wines shook up the wine world when it won the Sunday Times Vintage Festival in the United Kingdom with an oak aged Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough’s 1985 vintage.

Dr Ed Massey is General Manager Sustainability at New Zealand Winegrowers.