OPINION: This old mutt suggests that farmers' growing discontent with Beef+Lamb NZ's performance is going to reach fever peak after its latest stunt.

In February 2020 Bragato Research Institute and New Zealand Winegrowers collaborated with Beef + Lamb New Zealand to explore the global market potential for regeneratively produced red meat and wine products from Aotearoa.

Awatere Valley vineyards are proving a happy habitat for an endemic species, with the 'wine wētā’ burrowing amid the rows, dangling off the wires and dining on fresh buds and sap, while also devouring pest insects in the vines.

Kwanruean Phakdirot arrived in New Zealand in October 2019, planning for six months of work in Marlborough vines.

Between 1,100 and 2,450 hectares of Marlborough vineyard area were unlikely to be pruned before budburst this year, according to new modelling.

A taste of vintage has fuelled the career plans of a group of Marlborough college students, keen to rapidly return to the cellar floor.

New Zealand cellar door are continuing to adapt while trying to stay optimistic, say operators in a Covid-disrupted market.

Although New Zealand's borders are currently closed, there are plenty of domestic tourists who will be looking to travel around New Zealand this summer.

Chris Stroud has been New Zealand Winegrower Market Manager in Europe for 10 years, and also covers the Middle East. In this Winegrower Magazine Q&A, he gives some insights into how these markets have changed and what's in store for New Zealand wine in Europe.

Awareness and perception of 'Brand New Zealand' has never been stronger, according to the 2021 New Zealand Winegrowers Annual Report.