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Doug Bell spent the last 32 years vowing he would never plant Sauvignon Blanc.
New Zealand has 22% of the world's 90,000 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc so diversification is important, as winemakers James Healy and Brent Marris suggest to Joelle Thomson.
There is something very impressive about walking through Riversun's source block in Gisborne.
Undergoing an audit can be an un-nerving experience, but as Tessa Nicholson discovered, that shouldn't be the case when it comes to Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand.
Hermann and Agnes Seifried hand grafted and planted their first grapes in the Nelson region back in 1973.
Biosecurity is too important for our sector to ignore.
The big may get bigger, Sauvignon's star is still rising, distribution will play a key as will the need for wineries to own more of their fruit supply.
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NZ wine earns the country just over $1.5 billion in terms of exports. But in terms of our overall economy, wine provides in excess of $2 billion.
While Marlborough is set to expand its vineyard production by 24 percent in the next four years, Central Otago's growth is expected to be far more modest.
Marlborough is about to get a lot more dominant if a labour market survey is anything to go by.
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As members will be aware, if everything goes according to plan, July 1 will mark the commencement of operations by NZ Winegrowers Inc.
Humans cannot dictate the terroir for wines, no matter how much we would like to.
Noticing a dearth of wine bloggers in New Zealand, two former Villa Maria employees have taken matters into their own hands.
Bob Campbell MW examines whats happening in the New Zealand wine industry.
