Wine Grower (2270)
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.
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.
The recent member vote showed strong support from members for NZW to join the Government Industry Agreement for biosecurity readiness and response.
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Deep in the heart of Hawke’s Bay lies the country’s oldest winemaking property – Te Mata Estate.
Producing a fine wine takes time. So too has the creation of the inaugural Fine Wines of New Zealand list, announced earlier this year.
The future of the New Zealand wine industry is in good hands, if the competition for Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year and Tonnellerie de Mercerey Young Winemaker of the year are anything to go by.
Up until now, we have covered what some of the experts see the New Zealand wine industry looking like by the time this magazine reaches its 200th issue. But what of the next generation of industry stalwarts?
