An international winemaking competition in China has been won by a Marlborough man, with a second Marlborough winemaker also taking one of the top three places.
In the first part of this series, we looked at the importance of having a brand strategy when marketing and selling your wine in China. In this issue, we explore counterfeit wine in China and what measures are being taken to combat this problem.
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.
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.
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.