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Teaching wine students about the carbon footprint of wine convinced Nadine Worley to be part of leading the change.
Glass bottles have overwhelmingly been the packaging of choice for winemakers since large-scale production started in the 17th century.
A burgeoning appetite for Sauvignon Blanc in the United States is helping drive New Zealand wine sales, with exports hitting $2.4 billion in the year to May.
New Zealand's 2023 grape harvest came in 6% lighter than the heavy hitter of the previous year, with a total yield of 501,000 tonnes, down from 532,000 in 2022.
The recent 'New Zealand to North America' event was worth the wait, with six Kiwi winemakers and viticulturists meeting 20 key influencers from across the United States and Canada.
Growing the reputation of New Zealand Wine.
Wine writer Christina Pickard is one of the speakers at the inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium in Te Matau-a-Māui Hawke's Bay in October.
Spray Days
Pinot Noir NZ is returning in February 2025.
Hastings Distillers has added two certified organic dry vermouths to its line-up - the Aubyn Orange and Aubyn Blanc Extra.
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The inaugural New Zealand Wine Centre Scientific Research Conference on 14 November will highlight scientific grape and wine research organisations across New Zealand.
Greystone's 2021 Organic Chardonnay won best organic wine in the country at the 2023 Aotearoa Organic Wine Awards, taking Riedel Wine of the Show as well as Champion Chardonnay.
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has listed the former Corban's Winery and Mt Lebanon Vineyards near Henderson as a Category 1 historic place, identifying the complex as having outstanding national importance.
TUKU, the world's first collective of Māori wine producers, celebrated its five-year anniversary in July.
