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John Forrest who turned his back on neurophysiology in 1988 to become a winemaker, has been acknowledged by the Marlborough Wine industry.

It was a case of family owned wineries taking out the top trophies at this year’s New Zealand Wine of the Year^TM.

He could have become a top European Union political advisor or London banker or lawyer — but no.

Manawatu dairy farmer Mat Hocken is the winner of the Rabobank Emerging Leader Award for 2019.

NZ Merino took out the Supreme Award at the 2019 New Zealand International Business Awards.

It is 19 years since Kerry Hammond completed his viticulture diploma, and in that time he has probably pruned tens of thousands of vines.

A company that is changing the face of vineyards here in New Zealand has just recently taken out the Supreme Awards at the Wellington Gold Awards and the Global Gold Award for exports.

Simple design coupled with a product that ‘gets the job done’, has led to Datamars taking the Gold Pin at the Best Design Awards.

Jim Harre is the first to admit he keeps a low profile for someone with such a big influence on wine.

For the second year running an emerging leader from Central Otago has taken out the national title of Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year.