Te Mata Estate is preparing to unleash a "secret weapon" in the vines, as its handpicking team trades retirement for harvest.

With many wine regions suffering from low yields in vintage 2021, the good growing season for the upcoming harvest has been welcomed with open arms. It comes with plenty of challenges, including the labour shortages looming large and ever present Covid-19 risks, but collaboration, determination and innovation are hard at work in New Zealand vineyards.

Q&A with Caro Jensen from Sip NZ

Taking NZ wine to the world: Bringing the world to NZ wine

Expo Dubai 2020, delayed a year because of the pandemic, is now open, running until March 2022.

New Zealand Winegrowers is to host the Oceania leg of the virtual Green Wine Future Conference this May.

Lindauer has launched the Lindauer Prosecco DOC and Prosecco DOC Rosé to its Special Reserve collection.
Dr Jo Burzynska is exploring the effects of sound and music on the experience of wine drinking in her new Oenosthesia series, available through subscription on Substack.
The Hawke's Bay A&P Society and Craggy Range Young Vintners Scholarship for 2021 went to Maddison Airey, a 23-year-old first year Bachelor of Viticulture and Wine Science student from Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT).
Church Road Chief Winemaker Chris Scott has been named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year at the 2021 Winestate Wine of the Year Awards, having already taken the title in 2013, 2016 and 2020.
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