OPINION: There’s a wealth of great New Zealand wine science on the world stage, and I urge industry members to keep abreast of it.

From soil properties and biodiversity to water use and mealybug, the seven-year Vineyard Ecosystems research programme has been a “broad reaching with many facets”, says programme manager Nick Hoskins.
An EIT wine lecturer’s research into wines from New Zealand and Burgundy has been included as a chapter in an influential British book on wine and culture.
The Central Otago region is steeped in viticultural history.

In a series profiling this year’s Bragato Trust Scholarship recipients, we talk to Rebecca Fougere about the wine industry’s myriad opportunities.

There’s a nice dose of serendipity behind an Auckland scientist’s work to ‘upcycle’ grape marc into high-value stock feed using bioprocessing.

An Australian-based insurance agency has launched parametric frost cover in Australia and New Zealand to help protect horticultural crops, orchards, nut farms, wineries and vineyards.

Increasing reports of weevil damage to vines in Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa led researchers to ascertain the culprits.

Grape and wine science is only valuable if it's communicated to those in the field, says Bragato Research Institute Chief Executive Jeffrey Clarke.

PhD student Daniel Mak, along with his University of Canterbury team, was announced Research Runner Up at the 2022 Food, Fibre and Agritech Supernode Challenge on 21 June.

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