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It has been a tough vintage for everyone with a noticeable lack of sunshine during summer months, periods of heavy rain when we didn’t want them, then the drawn out autumn that provided perfect late ripening conditions.

More History in the Making

“Friday, March 1 and Saturday March 2 2002 … just two more days like any other days, or significant milestones in the on-going history of the New Zealand grape and wine industry?

The Importance of Marketing

It seems as though every year some new piece of technology is coming to the fore and changing the world as we know it. There has never been a time in the history of man that development has been so rapid or so advanced.

Rejuvinating barrels

When you consider the cost of a new imported French oak barrique is around 800 euros per unit, extending the effective life of a previously past-its-used-by-date barrel makes good sense. Not only financially, but also environmentally.

China – Do Your Homework

New Zealand’s Consul General and Trade Commissioner in Guangzhou believes the more you learn about China, the more you discover you don’t know. Pat English says it’s important for any wine company wanting to develop that market, to understand it is evolving a lightening speed.

Sub Regional Break Down

Central Otago is classed as a semi-arid climate, with summer and winter extremes. Tucked in behind one of the world’s most protective rain shadows, the rainfall of the region (or lack thereof) is in stark contrast to the massive falls that inundate the Southern Alps and West Coast, not 50km…

Mechanical Thinning

Three and a half years of trials into the impact of mechanical thinning on grapes funded by New Zealand Winegrowers, has thrown up some interesting results. One of the major ones being, that mechanical thinning appears to reduce the incidence of botrytis – which long term could be a major…

Vintage Update

It could well go down as the summer that never took place. The 2012 vintage has been affected by cooler than average temperatures and unseasonal conditions that have affected more than one wine growing region.

Golden Bay

Tucked away in the top north-west corner of the South Island the stunningly scenic Golden Bay area is home to three wineries. While part of the wider Nelson region, Golden Bay has slipped under the radar from a winemaking point of view. However when you look at the climate and…

Mr Gimblett Gravels

Abloke not given to self-promotion, Phil Holden says he is called Mr Gimblett Gravels – a well-deserved moniker given the many trophy-winning wines this Villa Maria vineyard manager has grown on the group's sites just west of Hastings.

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Martinborough founder retires

The silence from the New Zealand wine industry was deafening when Neil McCallum (of Dry River Wines) planted the first grapes in Martinborough, in 1980.

research update

With wineries placing strict yield limits on crops throughout New Zealand, the need to be able to control growth, without breaking the bank, is becoming more important.

breaking down hawkes bay

While Hawkes Bay has a long winemaking tradition, it has only been over the last few decades that its ability to grow a wide range of wine styles from an array of microclimates and soil types has been better understood.

Do we stack up?

With a scheme dating from mid-nineties and now covering over 95% of our vineyard area, New Zealand has largely been ahead of the pack when it comes to sustainable winegrowing. However, as New World competitors such as Chile and South Africa instate their own environmental programmes, the gap is starting…

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