Wine Grower (2270)
Welcome to the 100th issue of NZ Winegrower magazine – the official journal of New Zealand Winegrowers.
A pioneering vineyard that led the conversion from sheep farming to grape growing in its region has been placed on the market for sale, ending six generations of family ownership.
With climate change will come more extremes of weather. That could well mean more sustained periods of drought in some of our major grape growing regions, especially Marlborough.
Firstly, I would like to open with a disclaimer - I am not a wine maker or exporter, nor am I a commercial grape grower or a wine market researcher.
Lovers of Hawke’s Bay Syrah won’t be surprised to learn that the region has beaten France at its own game, in an international blind tasting of the variety.
EIT researchers may have achieved a breakthrough in ‘making’ quality low alcohol wines in the vineyard.
Spare a thought for the millions of vines around New Zealand that have been seriously tested over recent years.
It’s a sunny mid winter day in one of New Zealand’s smallest wine regions when Hiro Kusuda talks about his newest vineyard acquisition.
When Philip Manson began working for New Zealand Winegrowers he knew very little about wine.
It won’t be long before cellar doors are humming once again. Holiday makers, tourists and locals alike are keener than ever to get up close and personal with the store front of a wine label.
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Let's play a word game: a winemaker says cool climate, active limestone and early ripening black grape variety.
Professional wine and beverage service is one of the key factors for the success of the New Zealand Hospitality sector.
Want to change varieties in your vineyard? Well you have a couple of choices. Remove all vines and plant anew, or top graft. And it appears top grafting is becoming a popular choice.
Magnesium is an extremely important but almost forgotten mineral in New Zealand soils.
