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Wine journalist Tessa Nicholson has spent more than 25 years writing about Marlborough's wine industry, crafting countless stories about the people, places, innovations and challenges that have made the region famous.

With the festive season now a distant memory, the New Zealand wine industry is gearing itself up for the 2016 vintage.

There were a number of subjects that came up when NZW CEO Philip Gregan and I discussed this year's NZ Winegrower Personality of the Year.

Just what impact does changing your understory management from herbicide to cultivation or mowing have on your vines?

Recently I received a book written by Michael and Judith Bassett, that outlines the history of the Babich family's 100 years within the New Zealand wine industry.

In early July close to 300 people gathered in Marlborough for the first ever Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference.

Welcome to 2015. A new year, new opportunities and a new vintage.

The International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration is only 14 months away, with the date set for early February 2016.