This year’s Romeo Bragato Wine Awards will be different to those in the past, with the awards split into two sections. 
It is an often used phrase – great wine begins in the vineyard – and those behind the Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year competition strongly believe it.
It is 21 years since the very first Romeo Bragato Conference was held. Back in 1995 it was organized by the New Zealand Grape Grower’s Council, aimed at providing growers with up-to-date information on what was happening out there in the vineyard.

The birth of the Gisborne Garagiste Wine Company can be attributed to the consumption of a fine bottle of Gewürztraminer, say the founders of the business.

A veritable feast of Gisborne’s finest cultural, historical, gastronomical and of course oenological attributes will be on display at New Zealand’s first Chardonnay and Sparkling Symposium early next year.

As the US market continues to grow for New Zealand wine, a two-minute video promoting our sustainable wine practices is about to be launched. 

It’s Easter weekend 2015, and all over Central Otago picking crews are making their way up and down rows of grapevines in an eager quest to harvest the last fruit before a forecast cold front moves through. 

These days Marlborough is renowned as a world-class Sauvignon Blanc region. But one producer is looking to the past to create something different, with a definite historical bent.

Patrick Materman, Chief Winemaker Pernod Ricard Winemakers NZ, Marlborough, Representing Category 3 Wine Companies. A Board member since 2014.

Sam Glaetzer, Managing Director Constellation Brands NZ, Representing Large Companies. A Board member since 2014.

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