Wine Grower (2270)
The biggest New Zealand Winegrower event of the year has wrapped up.
Central Otago grape growers and orchardists will continue to face labour shortages at critical times like harvest, if the region can’t provide enough accommodation for seasonal workers.
Lee Suckling travelled to the Middle East and learned the hard way that wine drinking isn’t impossible, but it’s not cheap or easy either.
As New Zealand wineries were preparing for the first National Cellar Door Day, one Marlborough company was adding 700 corkscrews to its refurbished public space.
Eveline Fraser’s ascent to the role of Consulting Winemaker in Marlborough has been anything but conventional.
Getting involved in the burgeoning Central Otago wine industry and putting his hand up to contribute seemed the most natural thing in the world, says Duncan Forsyth.
After years as a winemaker Andy Anderson decided to enter his first wine show last year.
The largest government funding for a research project in primary industries promises good news for vineyard owners concerned about future labour shortages.
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