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The originality of Untitled

It may be common in other parts of the world, but here in New Zealand, blending more than a couple of varieties and regions to create a wine is anything but.

Domaine Rewa

Yannick and Philippa Fourbet and their twin boys. Photo: Rachael McKenna.

She may be a relative newcomer to the wine industry, but the owner of Domaine Rewa in Central Otago has a vision for the future.

The French potter of Central Otago

When Yannick Fourbet arrived last summer with his Kiwi wife Philippa and twin boys, Augustin and Mortimer, to start a new life in Central Otago, he brought with him no less than a container-load of beautiful Anduze pots.

A trip down memory lane

Another day, another impossibly steep vineyard perched on the slopes of the Mosel River.

Wet year causes issues

The sheer size of this puddle shows how wet it has been in Marlborough over winter.

Water, water everywhere is becoming the catch cry of vineyard owners in Marlborough, given one of the wettest eight-month periods recorded in 30 years.

Women in Wine: Sarah Szegota

Sarah Szegota at the launch of Women in Wine at Bragato 2017.

Sarah Szegota had always planned to combine work with passion, only it was art rather than wine that she planned to work with.

The impact of weather

Fruition Horticulture’s Greg Dryden and Jim Mercer, who run the programme under contract to MPI and NZW.

The impact of weather and increasing costs are the two major reasons behind a drop in Marlborough growers’ profit before tax.

Joining the dots

It is the wine most associated with celebration, with nearly every wine producing country in the world dipping their finger into the pie.

A secret weapon?

It may be just a coincidence, or it could be a secret weapon – but the Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker’s of the year in both 2017 and 2018 bought a house on the exact day they competed in their regional finals.