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In the last of our regional Pinot Noir 2017 profiles, Tessa Nicholson talks to Dave Clouston of Two Rivers of Marlborough.
They may be a common sight in Europe, but having a Clydesdale horse spraying the vines is not something people expect to see here in New Zealand.
You will often hear winemakers waxing lyrical about the merits of being hands-off, letting the winemaking happen in the vineyard and having minimum intervention.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is a shield shaped insect native to Asia, which is rapidly expanding its distribution throughout the northern hemisphere.
It is coming up to that time of the year when grape pricing contracts are being considered.
This annual award was instigated by the former editor of NZWinegrower magazine, back in the 1990s.
Californian winery AuburnJames has bottled 6,000 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon using Wine Grenade’s membrane-based maturation process, the first US winery to apply the innovative technology.
The New Zealand wine industry is busy planning for the up-coming vintage after taking into account the impact of the recent Kaikoura earthquake.
Irrigation systems are a crucial investment for the production of high yielding quality produce.
Given this is the 100th issue of New Zealand Winegrower magazine, it seemed timely to bring out the crystal ball and consider just where the industry is likely to be by the time we produce our 200th issue.
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Hawke’s Bay winemaker Ant Mackenzie has given the highly respected, small volume wine brand, Alluviale, a new lease of life this year.
An invisible ‘tracer’ mixed with paint, plastics or ink and applied to wine bottle closures, corks or labels is the latest high-technology product developed to counter the growing trend of counterfeit wine.
Don’t think of Brexit as an unsolvable problem – instead think of it as an opportunity to do better.
It is rare for a winemaker to have the intimate knowledge of the vines that Greystone’s Dominic Maxwell has.
