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The recent announcement of a new New Zealand/European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is good news for wine exporters.

In the lead-up to the 2021 levy votes, the New Zealand Winegrowers board received feedback from some members that while they broadly supported New Zealand Winegrower (NZW) and its activities, they were concerned about specific issues around the levies and respresentation on the board.

New Zealand's historic free trade deal with the United Kingdom is "very positive" for the New Zealand wine industry, says New Zealand Winegrowers Chief Executive Philip Gregan.

Currently headlines are referencing the re-emergence of inflation, the bogey that plagued the New Zealand and global economies in the 1970s and 1980s.

Back at the start of vintage 2020, growers and wineries waited anxiously for the answer to the burning question - would the industry have essential business status?

As an industry organisation, New Zealand Winegrowers is built on the premise that for businesses in our sector it makes sense, at times, to collaborate.

There's a bit of glass half full in New Zealand Winegrowers' 2021 vintage report, with "superb" quality wines and abundance of global demand.

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

The 2019 New Zealand vintage was the third in a row that the industry produced less than the forecasted sales for the next 12 months.

Another New Year has begun and at least on the weather front appears to have started well with lots of warm, dry weather. Long may that continue!