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

Pip Goodwin has come full circle.

When asked how well New Zealand wines stacked up at this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards, Ronny Lau's attention automatically turns to white wines and vineyard experiments.

It was a random bottle of Chilean wine that led Yoshiako and Kyoko Sato from Tokyo to Central Otago, in a round about sort of way.

Ten hectares of Sauvignon Blanc vines are being replaced with Pinot Noir at Murdoch James Estate in Martinborough in a move that will cost the winery over $300,000. 

Pinot Noir New Zealand 2017 is coming – and make no bones about it, it will be huge. This world class event will again be set in the heart of our nation’s capital, kicking off on 31st January 2017.

To me the word crawler conjures up images of something creepy, lurking in a dark corner waiting to pounce.

Folding Hill vigneron Tim Kerruish plans to plant half a hectare of white grapes on his heat drenched, Pinot-dedicated slopes at Bendigo in Central Otago. 

Metamorphic rocks and shallow schist soils are never far from mind in Central Otago where the wineries are enveloped in the dramatic physical presence of both. 

New Zealand wine has captured the attention of glassware maker Riedel Crystal, resulting in the launch of a Central Otago Pinot Noir glass.