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New Zealand Winegrowers is entering the final phases of a process to update its funding, governance and representation of members.

Genetic modification has long been a topic of hot debate.

Data from February 2025 shows volumes of bulk wine exports exceeded packaged wine.

OPINION: The New Year is well underway, and in January the first grapes of the new vintage were harvested in Northland. So, another year begins.

OPINION: A common refrain last year was 'survive 'til 25', including from those in New Zealand's wine industry facing rising costs, surplus wine and sluggish export sales.

Did you know that nearly 90% of total New Zealand wine sales occur offshore? That simple number means our wine businesses are the most export oriented of all the global wine industries. It also makes our sector especially sensitive to any changes in the trade rules that govern the access of our wines into international markets.

In late 2022 the New Zealand Winegrowers Board appointed a Governance Review Working Group to conduct a review of NZW governance, representation, and the design of the commodity levies that fund NZW.

New Zealand's wine regions harvested 395,000 tonnes of grapes in the 2024 vintage, which is 21% lower than 2023, nearly 30% down on the bumper 2022 crop, and slightly above the modest 2021 yield.

OPINION: Before Covid-19, the rise and rise of wine tourism was a much talked about feature of the wine sales landscape.

Altogether Unique 2024 is a chance to connect with colleagues, celebrate fresh successes, showcase industry stalwarts, and dig into the business, research and innovation of New Zealand’s wine industry.