The summer of 2019 is not the first time Marlborough has suffered from a big dry. 

After a couple of years when large tracts of New Zealand have been hit by tropical cyclones prior to harvest, 2019 provided a Panadol for grape growers and winemakers throughout the country.

Marlborough still maintains the title of New Zealand garlic king, producing about 70% of the country’s total crop.

Water, water everywhere is becoming the catch cry of vineyard owners in Marlborough, given one of the wettest eight-month periods recorded in 30 years.

The impact of weather and increasing costs are the two major reasons behind a drop in Marlborough growers’ profit before tax.

A group of producers in Marlborough believe the time has come for the region to adopt a 100% Pure strategy to protect the region’s reputation and preserve the integrity and value of the Marlborough wine industry.

Marlborough’s Dog Point Vineyard took out the supreme award at this year’s Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards.

A new phenomena is sweeping Marlborough’s wine industry. As bigger companies look to expand their supply, they are increasingly looking to lease land rather than buy outright.

In the last of our regional Pinot Noir 2017 profiles, Tessa Nicholson talks to Dave Clouston of Two Rivers of Marlborough.

With climate change will come more extremes of weather. That could well mean more sustained periods of drought in some of our major grape growing regions, especially Marlborough.