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Every year in April, or there-a-bouts, large groups of people gather together for the annual ritual of harvest.
Ben Byrne aged 34 is a winemaker at Marsden Estate and does vineyard work on three other small blocks.
Alan Collinson aged 36 is a winemaker for Carrington Winery Jade LP, which trades as Karikari Estate.
Justin Atkinson aged 35 is a winemaker and viticultralist at Marsden Estate.
Richard Smart is no stranger to the wine industry in both Australia and New Zealand. Which is why his comments in the article New Zealand Versus Australia are so worthy of reading.
I worked as a government viticultural scientist in New Zealand in the 1980s in the early stages of growth of the present sector.
Wine fermenters come in all shapes and sizes. From stainless steel giants, to French or American oak barrels and German Fuders.
It was the trial very few wanted to take part in – although given the results - more may have wished they had done so.
Northland has 15 Wineries and around 45 vineyards from Mangawhai in the south to Kari Kari in the far North.
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