New Zealand's extraordinary export story.

Fabian Yukich is a wine industry stalwart, an environmental champion and a pretty decent concrete layer. In the first of a series celebrating Sustainability Guardians, Sophie Preece talks to the Chair of New Zealand Winegrowers’ Environment Committee.

The Bragato Research Institute has joined a research initiative studying the global market potential of regenerative agriculture.

Romeo Bragato continues to make his mark on New Zealand’s wine industry, 125 years after he first offered advice on the prospects for viticulture. The Bragato Trust granted a total of $23,000 to seven wine and viticulture students last year, with 45 grants worth $240,000 since the trust was established in 2008.

A machine-learning algorithm could help change the face of New Zealand Pinot Noir, by offering data-based decisions for optimal Pinot production.

Bragato Research Institute has signed an agreement on behalf of the wine industry to participate in the $27 million Lighter Touch Programme, alongside other industries including kiwifruit, onions and citrus.

Misha Wilkinson’s description of “pirouetting” through Covid-19 seems apt, given the industry’s need to stay on its toes throughout this pandemic.

Covid-19 has seen a surge in sales of New Zealand wine, with July exports up 23 percent on the previous year.

Wine companies, large and small, are grappling with the potential shortage of a reliable labour force for vintage 2021, with borders closed to international workers.

Losing boutique wineries to Covid-19 would be a blow for New Zealand’s wine industry, say the authors of a new report into challenges for small operators.