New Zealand’s wine industry is as strong as it’s ever been, with wine exports increasing in value and a robust new board structure advocating for all sectors.
Biosecurity risk is never static. With fluctuations due to climate change, trade and passenger dynamics and volume, and the spread of global pests and disease, a lot can change - even over a 12-month period.
A small Marlborough based company has taken out a major innovation award in the US, for a design that provides winemakers with the chance to see what is happening in the tank.
An upsurge in horticultural plantings has raised flags in Central Otago about impending shortages in availability of seasonal workers and beds to accommodate them, especially at harvest time.
Back in 2016 a Labour Market Survey was undertaken in Marlborough to determine just where the region’s wine industry was going in terms of growth. The result – another 7000 hectares, by 2020.
The New Zealand wine industry will be celebrating success in a revamped way from this year on, after suggestions from PwC who have conducted a strategic review.