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Sam Pearce, age 25 works as a vineyard hand/tractor operator at Waipara Hills.
Brad Nolan, age 32 works as a winemaker at Muddy Water.
With veraison just around the corner, all growers are concentrating on ensuring their fruit ripens to its full potential and is disease free.
The value of research to the growing New Zealand wine industry is forever proving itself. Some of credit for the exponential growth, making wine the 7th largest earning export, can go to the research staff who work often behind the scenes.
Consumers across the world are no longer in the dark ages when it comes to learning about wine.
As New Zealand heads into the last months of summer, many wine growing regions are relying on irrigation to ensure the future crops reach their full potential. Especially after what has been some extremely dry months in terms of rainfall.
Over the next few months, NZ Winegrower is profiling the people you elected to the Board of NZW. Next up Deputy Chair John Clarke.
Over the next few months, NZ Winegrower is profiling the people you elected to the Board of NZW. First up, the chair Steve Green.
If pioneering one of New Zealand's most highly applauded Pinot Noirs is not enough of an achievement, Martinborough winemaker Clive Paton is now clocking up a string of environmental awards for his conservation work.
While 2015 is barely underway it seems already that the New Year promises to be another important one for the industry.
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Welcome to 2015. A new year, new opportunities and a new vintage.
The first step to successful wine making is managing the crop to an appropriate yield and fruit composition. This requires an understanding of the factors determining the various components of yield (number of shoots per hectare, the number of bunches per shoot and berries per bunch and the size of…
Pinot Noir New Zealand will be returning to the Wellington waterfront in 2017 for three days, starting January 31.
Sauvignon Blanc is the varietal that kicked off the New Zealand wine industry and now planning is underway for a new event aimed at shining a spotlight on the variety.
