Wine Grower (2270)
One of the most concerning issues facing winery and vineyard owners in New Zealand, is that of succession. How do you go about passing the baton to the next generation, or create an exit strategy that satisfies everyone?
Hawke’s Bay’s Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District is staging its first-ever wine festival, an event aimed at promoting the subregion’s cellar doors and wines.
This season Zelam is set to launch a new product onto the market for the control of Botrytis and Downy Mildew in wine grapes.
Gisborne’s Labour Weekend Wine and Food Festival has seen many incarnations since its inception in 1997 – bussing around individual vineyards, single venues and a mixture of both.
Northern Wairarapa winery owner Alistair Scott was elected into Parliament in September this year and says he wants to grow businesses in the region.
Managers tend to hate the exercise and employees quite often can’t see any benefit (it’s often seen as a one way tool for management use).
Assessing the level of virus infection across New Zealand vineyards is the subject of Arnaud Blouin’s doctoral research – and he’s looking for industry participation during the run-up to vintage 2015.
Over $100,000 will be donated to Cranford Hospice thanks to some spirited bidding at last November’s Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers Charity Fine Wine Auction.
Ivan Sutherland, co-owner of Dog Point Wines in Marlborough, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the board of Wine Marlborough.
Marlborough is about to get its first ever degree course aimed specifically at the wine industry.
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Why did you decide to plant grapes and create your own label? That must be the most asked question owners of small wineries face.
Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand has developed individualised benchmarking reports that empower its members to better understand their performance and drive change as part of a process of continual improvement.
From humble beginnings in 1994, Marlborough’s Whitehaven Wine Company this year celebrates its “coming of age” with its 21st vintage, at the same time moving into new facilities.
The battle against Leafroll virus and mealy bug vectors has been lucky in having one Hawke’s Bay scientist on its side. Mary Shanahan talks to that man – Vaughn Bell from Plant and Food.
