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When you think about the sheer numbers of plastic ‘bread bag’ clips, metal twisty ties and cane clips littering vineyards, it is a worrying thought.
Time matters in a biosecurity response, says Ryan Higgs, Chief Executive of biosecurity technology company Onside.
A New Zealand startup that’s helped remediate smoke taint in wine in Canada and the United States could reduce time, additives and waste in wine production. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) underpin amaea’s technology to selectively remove specific molecules and molecular compounds from wine, meaning winemakers can fine-tune their sensory profile with more precision and less waste.
Juliet Ansell was in her early teens when she colonised her mum’s linen cupboard with a batch of fruit flies, 50 test tubes and a hankering to understand genetics.
Somewhere along the 800km Camino de Santiago trail – perhaps while seeking shade beneath a verdant vine, talking to Spanish vineyard workers in the field, or drinking cool Albariño at the end of the day – Georgia Mehlhopt canned her law career.
Growing up on a Taranaki dairy farm, Nina Downer was accustomed to the isolated and repetitive nature of her parents’ work, milking at dawn 365 days of the year.
The New Zealand Wine Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 lays out a pathway and practical guidelines to help vineyards and wineries meet the goal of being carbon net zero by 2050.
Harnessing microbial communities to mitigate grapevine trunk disease is an “exciting prospect” for New Zealand’s wine industry, says Dr Hayley Ridgway.
The inaugural Research & Innovation Forum was a stimulating glimpse at the research, innovation and technology helping shape the future of New Zealand wine.
Artificial Intelligence is not to be feared says Rachel O’Shea, co-founder of generative AI company Yabble.
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In her typically energetic and engaging manner, Felicity Carter opened the Wine Business Forum with a fast-moving, thought-provoking session, ‘Navigating the Wine Lane on the Beverage Superhighway’.
New Zealand wine needs innovation, creativity and courageous leadership to “win the world from the edge”, says Kevin Roberts, the former worldwide Chief Executive and Chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi.
With a population of 40 million and growing, Canada remains one of the largest wine-consuming nations globally, presenting opportunities and challenges for New Zealand wine producers.
Venita Simcox has come a long way since she tried her first red wine – a 1982 Château Margaux – and hated it.
