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The recent period has been dominated by a major health and safety concern – the Covid- 19 pandemic.
Over the past four months, New Zealand Winegrowers has been working with the Hyperfarm team at AgResearch, led by Dr Seth Laurenson, to map the growing locations for all commercial wine grape varieties across New Zealand.
Pinot Gris is the fourth most planted grape in New Zealand, with 2,593 hectares nationwide, up from 157ha in 2001.
La Niña is currently weakening and is forecast to fade out over the next two to three months.
Once a year, when capsicum prices bottom out (which means they’re at their freshest best) I make the Big Dipper, a kick-ass mix of red capsicum, cashew nuts, garlic and olive oil seasoned with salt and pepper.
An increasing number of winemakers are employing ancient winemaking techniques to produce wines with gustatory as well as historic merit.
Denis Marshall has worn plenty of hats throughout his working life, but his plea to the wine industry has required a one-size-fits-all.
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It's now been five months since I moved from Champagne to Kent.
Scout sources fruit from two wine territories – the South Island and South Australia - to create small batch wines.
Wine has been a supporting act in much of Sophie Parker-Thomson’s life, but the Master of Wine credits a dinner out in Dunedin as making it centre stage.
Growing up on a Pukekohe lifestyle block, a young Matt Lancaster loved watching big tractors drive past.
