Wine Grower (2273)
Trade is important to our industry, whether it’s because 90% of our wine sales are in international markets, because of the international tourists who spend money at our cellar doors, or because of the equipment we source from overseas to operate our wineries and vineyards.
OPINION: There are plenty of “happy accidents” behind the phenomenal success of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, said Winemaker Helen Morrison at the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium in Christchurch last month, in a workshop on the evolution of New Zealand’s flagship variety.
In the acknowledgements section of her Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme report, Jess Wilson thanks those who’ve supported her many endeavours. “Even when I say, ‘this is the last one’ when invariably it never is.”
The year was marked by “progress, collaboration and reflection” in biosecurity, says New Zealand Winegrowers Biosecurity Advisor Jim Herdman.
Te Kano Winemaker Dave Sutton, Chair of Waitaki Valley Winegrowers, looks back.
Carolyn Murray, general manager of Central Otago Winegrowers Association, says collaboration remains Central Otago's secret weapon.
Even in tougher times, the New Zealand wine industry is a collaborative force, open minded and engaged by science and innovation, says Juliet Ansell, Chief Executive of Bragato Research Institute.
Matt Barbour of Barbour Vineyards is Chair of the North Canterbury Winegrowers Association and a true champion of the region.
More...
Glenn Thomas made his first Awatere Valley wine at Vavasour in 1989, intrigued by the subregion’s potential.
In 1986 Hunter’s Wines shook up the wine world when it won the Sunday Times Vintage Festival in the United Kingdom with an oak aged Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough’s 1985 vintage.
