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OPINION: To get an objective answer to that tricky question I trawled through my database of wine tasting notes.
OPINION: Drinks Business magazine has reported that, after taking a bit of a hit when the pandemic first struck, fine wine rebounded in the second half of 2020 and continues to grow, hitting an all-time high in 2021.
Kia ora, beautiful homeland.
"As soon as I entered this industry, I felt like I belonged," says Holly West, who started working weekends at Matua's cellar door during her final year of high school.
From the wildflowers rolling down its slopes, to the limestone and clay entwined beneath its vines, it's easy to see why Huw Kinch is smitten with Pyramid Valley.
Jake Tipler's wine tourism business took him to every corner of Central Otago's wine industry, celebrating people and place, until Covid-19 desimated his client base.
A couple of Marlborough renegades are rethinking the way we're drinking, to crush the carbon footprint of wine.
Erica Crawford has taken some knocks over 25 years in the wine business, but she's emerged stronger each time.
Bragato Research Winery paraded its vintage 2021 trials and celebrated the science of winemaking at an open day at the Blenheim facility last month.
In its most basic form, it's remarkably straightforward.
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