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.

Being on the ground in New Zealand has totally changed a British wine consultant’s impression of our wines.
Planning the launch of her own range of wines, Hayley Young was keen to reflect women’s success and their contribution to society in the brand.

Jannine Rickards, age 33 works as a winemaker at Pegasus Bay Winery.

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.

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