Samurai wasp, a valuable biocontrol weapon
Given the brown mamorated stink bug (BMSB) is now the industry’s most unwanted pest, organisations are looking at ways of…
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National
New initiative
The idea of empowering women in wine here in New Zealand was first mooted within the halls of New Zealand…
Making Marlborough pure
A group of producers in Marlborough believe the time has come for the region to adopt a 100% Pure strategy…
Save your vineyard from trunk diseases
I visit New Zealand frequently for my consulting and see trunk disease damage in every region, as I do around…
The changing face of the Australian market
Australian consumers and their wine preferences are changing and New Zealand producers would be well advised to take note.
Regional
Italian love affair
They met on Wellington’s Lambton Quay, fell in love in Rome and planted Sangiovese in Central Hawke’s Bay...
Waimarama’s French connection
French oenologist Ludwig Vanneron is the new consultant to one of Hawke’s Bay’s smallest wineries, Chateau Waimarama.
Sparkling wine is something to celebrate
Sitting across the table from Quartz Reef’s Rudi Bauer without any pre-planned questions might not have been the wisest decision…
The Chardonnay Express
New Zealand Chardonnay has failed to make much of a dent on the export market. A group of Gisborne winemakers…
Opinion
The stars and stripes are in our future
Recently there has been considerable media coverage of the news that New Zealand wine has become the number three imported…
Bob's blog
From Donald Trump's sobriety to a NZ$54,461 bottle of Madeira, here's the blog of MW Bob Campbell.
Whanau for the curators
Professional wine and beverage service is one of the key factors for the success of the New Zealand Hospitality sector.
Bob's blog
Bob Campbell MW examines whats happening in the New Zealand wine industry.
$1.5 billion of exports!
1999 ... $0.1 billion of wine exports, 2006 ... $0.5 billion of wine exports, 2010 ... $1.0 billion of wine exports, 2015 ...…
Profiles
The science of wine – Dr Brian Jordan
From the early stages of his scientific career, Dr Brian Jordan has been focusing on the impact light has on…
Cooper reaches 25th milestone
This year marks a major milestone for one of New Zealand’s most prolific and respected wine authors.
Science of wine – Paulina Giraldo-Perez
There is a lot we can learn from early civilizations about systemic relationships within our environment, according to PhD student…
Family vines - Pegasus Bay
Ivan Donaldson is renowned for establishing the first modern vineyard in Canterbury back in the 1970s.
Heading upwards
In the last of our regional Pinot Noir 2017 profiles, Tessa Nicholson talks to Dave Clouston of Two Rivers of…
Industry
Laithwaite's comes to New Zealand
For 30 years Tony Laithwaite has been championing New Zealand wines in the UK. Now he is hoping wine lovers…
Online wine sales and promotions – seller beware!
The online sale of wine is now commonplace and an increasing number of both local and international retailers are using…
She’ll be right – yeah right!
Tractors, luv 'em or hate them, one thing's for sure, life in the vineyard would be hard without them.
Biosecurity risk — when, not if
A biosecurity risk to the New Zealand wine industry is very much a case of when.
Communicate your style
"Please experiment, please reinvent, please innovate. But please, please, please communicate – talk to your consumer and let them know…
Machinery & Products
Ozone in the vineyard
The word ozone conjures up images of big holes in the atmosphere, stronger UV light, the risk of severe sunburn…
Drones versus birds
Drones may soon be joining the armoury of weapons used to scare birds away from ripening grapes after a trial…
On site brett testing
Brettanomyces bruxellensis is the bane of winemakers throughout the world. Known simply as Brett, its impact can lead to unpleasant…
Spray nozzle engineering
Spray Nozzle Engineering Australasia has opened two new tank head repair and cleaning Centres of Excellence, in Melbourne, Australia and…
Grape brain
Estimating grape yields is a headache for the wine industry – but now there’s an app for that.
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Editorial
Is this the most important time of the year? — Editorial
The grapes are in, the wine is in the tank and within a few weeks the very first releases of…
Tumultuous start follows shaky end
I saw this great headline a few weeks back that basically summed up the weather so far this year: “2016,…
Popular Reads
Five million litres of wine lost in Kaikoura earthquake
Unless you were in an area where you felt the full force of the November 14 Kaikoura earthquake, it is…
Our Pinot is pushing the boundaries
Allen Meadows is a self-confessed, “obsessive” Burgundy lover.
Mealybugs and under vine management
Within New Zealand Winegrowers’ Vineyard Ecosystems Programme, scientists are determined to discover if ground cover plants can help to reduce…