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Friday, 20 November 2020 05:55

Wine courses prepare for vintage 2021

Covid-19 is creating “amazing opportunities” for wine and viticulture students, says the head of Hawke’s Bay’s viticulture and wine science school. Sue Blackmore, from Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), says closed borders will make wine students far more valuable to companies during vintage, and vintage experience more valuable for students. “We have to enable these students to get out into industry as soon as possible… to hit the ground running.”

Published in General News

New Zealand wines have notched up a record number of top awards at the prestigious UK-based International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC).

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 September 2015 06:39

Wine and the Chinese tourist

As Chinese tourists flock to our shores, the New Zealand wine industry could help enhance their visits by catering more specifically to their needs and tastes, Lincoln University research suggests.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 03 June 2015 11:50

Smart thinking

Richard Smart is no stranger to the wine industry in both Australia and New Zealand. Which is why his comments in the article New Zealand Versus Australia are so worthy of reading.

Published in Profiles
Wednesday, 03 June 2015 11:14

New Zealand Versus Australia

I worked as a government viticultural scientist in New Zealand in the 1980s in the early stages of growth of the present sector.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 03 June 2015 09:18

Confidently achieving

"When you have confidence you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun you can do amazing things." So said an American footballer by the name of Joe Namath.

Published in Editorial
Tuesday, 10 February 2015 09:43

Blind tasting to celebrate Cricket World Cup

The cricket pitch is not the only place New Zealand will be competing during the Cricket World Cup.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 03 February 2015 16:28

The prospects for 2015 and a bit beyond

The first step to successful wine making is managing the crop to an appropriate yield and fruit composition. This requires an understanding of the factors determining the various components of yield (number of shoots per hectare, the number of bunches per shoot and berries per bunch and the size of those berries).

Published in General News

Managers tend to hate the exercise and employees quite often can’t see any benefit (it’s often seen as a one way tool for management use).

Published in General News
Friday, 09 January 2015 00:00

Succession planning

One of the most concerning issues facing winery and vineyard owners in New Zealand, is that of succession. How do you go about passing the baton to the next generation, or create an exit strategy that satisfies everyone?

Published in General News
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