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Anne Escalle grew up believing the best moments in life involved a glass of wine.
Sam Neill is a good bugger. This won't be news to those who've met him, but it seems only fair to be upfront.
Breeding grapevines for tolerance to disease is accelerating at a pace not seen in many decades.
A visit and presentation to Marlborough from Dr Iñaki Garcia de Cortazar-Atauri gave insight into French climate change research.
Plans to divert 3,750 tonnes of broken vineyard posts from landfill each year, while providing a cost-effective fencing option for farms, riparian plantings and significant natural areas, impressed judges in the 2023 Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards.
North Canterbury required vineyard vigilance this season, with 245mm of rain over the three months to 18 April, compared to the long-term average of 143.7mm, according to VineFacts.
Developing a banana wine to reduce waste in his home country of Sri Lanka eventually led Pradeep Wimalasiri to Lincoln University, following a fascination for fermentation. Pradeep undertook a master's research project on the effect of whole bunch fermentation on Pinot Noir wine composition and is now working on a PhD that continues that investigation. He talks about some of the work.
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When Jason and Anna Flowerday bought one of Marlborough's oldest vineyards, they knew they had a real doer upper.
