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While Pinot Noir 2013 provided plenty of food for thought, there were also the lighter moments, such as Sam Neill’s opening address. Very much tongue in cheek, he provided a synopsis of advice he had given to a male friend who was considering planting a Pinot block. The 10 pointers…

Reflections on Authenticity Jo Burzynska

Forget the “B” word and just be yourselves: a message repeated by a number of international commentators at Pinot Noir 2013.

Greening Waipara

Go back several hundred years and you would have seen Waipara’s rolling hills and valley floor clad in totara, lacebark, kowhai, lancewood and broadleaf forest.

Oregon and NZ

Speak to any New Zealand winemaker of Pinot Noir – past, present or up-and-coming – and they’ve undoubtedly spent time or worked a vintage in Oregon.

Riesling Star Joelle Thomson

How important is Riesling to the New Zealand wine industry?

Chinese Experience

In what has to be one of the most novel ways of promoting a wine region, the Ningxia Wine Challenge has also provided the local province with an abundance of international knowledge.

Sub Regional Breakdown

In his book The Wine Atlas of New Zealand Michael Cooper says; “Nelson has some of the most stunning vineyard settings in the country”.

Pinot 2013

There were a number of highlights at Pinot Noir 2013. The Wellington weather for one, the camaraderie among those attending, the guest speakers, (most of them anyway) the willingness to share from the winemakers and viticulturists, the catering by Ruth Pretty and the frank and open discussions held. But the…

Welcome to 2013

Well, we know that we don’t know exactly how big the vintage is going to be. We might have a feel for the size but it is still a big unknown with potentially big impacts on every participant in the sector as the last few years have shown.

From the Editor

After three years of planning and four days of learning, Pinot Noir 2013 is all over. This years was the fifth such event, attracting over 500 delegates, with close to 200 of those, international visitors. It was a brave move by organisers to take the premise of past events, yet change the structure. A brave and sensible move.