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Bragato Scholar: Giorgia Hickey

In a series profiling the 2022 Bragato Trust Scholarship recipients, Giorgia Hickey reveals her passion for working the lab and travelling the globe.

Big things can come in small packages. And when it comes to nanotechnology, really, really big things could come from really, really small packages, including major advancements in winemaking and viticulture, says Bragato Research Institute (BRI) Research Programme Manager Dr Sachi Rana. In this Q&A we ask her what to expect.

PhD Précis: Lucie Jiraska

Lucie Jiraska. Photo Credit: Sarah Knight

Lucie Jiraska clearly recalls her first taste of wine, unimpressed by her grandpa’s Cabernet Moravia.

Fat & Sassy goes to Marlborough

It's a steaming 26.5C in Hawke's Bay as a retired King's Counsel handpicks Chardonnay grapes in the wake of a cyclone.

Daring deed with a big John Deere

When nature hit Hawke's Bay with Cyclone Gabrielle, Steve Poulter hit back with John Deere.

Shellshocked vintners in salvage mode

Radburnd Cellars has opted not to undertake vintage 2023 in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Nothing can prepare a winemaker for the news that they won't be able to undertake vintage due to unforeseen circumstances.

Shed load of silt

Less than 12 weeks after Shed 530 Estate opened its doors in the Dartmoor Valley, Cyclone Gabrielle smashed them to pieces.

Adding wellness to the menu

Kiwi mental health advocate Mike King has thrown his support behind an Eskdale restaurateur's community health initiative.

Problem solving through a harrowing harvest

In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo Credit: Richard Briner

Indevin was on the cusp of its Gisborne vintage when Cyclone Gabrielle stormed through, cutting communications, inundating vineyards, and blowing harvest-as-usual out of the water.

Stellar cellar clean-up in wake of cyclone

Ian Quinn is wearing the patient, purse-lipped mask of someone being harried by myriad snippets of shouted advice as he manoeuvres Links Road’s tractor-forklift through the silt at Petane winery.