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Women in Wine: Fair employment trailblazer

The first thing Tanya Pouwhare does when someone seeking employment steps through her doorway is print out the 'Know Your Rights' sheet from the New Zealand Employment Guide.

The Profile: Ben and Frances Wickham

Ben and Frances Wickham at the opening of the new Ormond Nurseries facility. Photo Credit: Lisa Duncan

It took a hole in the ground and a slurp from the hose to convince Ben and Frances Wickham to buy a block of land on the outskirts of Blenheim.

Smart Machines: Oxin gains traction in the US

Marlborough-based agritech company Smart Machines has reached a significant milestone in its mission to revolutionise vineyard management.

Tea Time: Replacing sulphur with green tea extract

OPINION: Over the years, the use of sulphur dioxide in winemaking has become a complex subject associated with several drawbacks, such as aroma defects and health-related problems.

Resistance Revolution: Growing vineyard resilience

The import and quarantine of future proofed varieties represents the next generation of grapevine genetics in New Zealand, says Riversun Nurseries Managing Director Geoff Thorpe.

Dr Amber Parker was guest speaker at the 2024 Southern Pinot Noir Workshop in Hanmer, sharing insights on potential impacts of climate change on viticulture, along with adaptation opportunities, particularly with regard to Pinot Noir. Amber, who is Lincoln University's Director of the Centre for Viticulture and Oenology, shares some of her learnings.

Next Generation Viticulture: Capture more light to harvest more grapes

A Next Generation Viticulture pilot trial. Photo Credit: Richard Briggs.

Transforming canopy management systems to maximise sunlight could increase vineyard profitability without compromising wine quality, says researchers.

Seeding a dream

From left, Malcolm McBride and Caleb Redshaw.

When Malcolm McBride lays a net under a Wairau Valley totara, or gathers kōwhai seed pods straight from the tree, he's combining two of his passions.

Sustainability in action at The Springs

An ambitious large-scale planting project in the Wairau Valley aims to return farmland to indigenous forest and create a biodiversity hotspot that doubles as a carbon pool.

Farming for the future

Ben Leen never tires of the view at Amisfield, where audacious guinea fowl strut the grounds against a backdrop of organic vines and the snow-capped Pisa Range.

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Kaitiakitanga in action: Wakatū’s low emission winemaking journey

Reducing emissions in Tohu’s winery and vineyards is part of being good kaitiaki, says Dianne Brown, Manager of Wakatū Incorporation’s Whenua Ora sustainability programme.

Staying relevant with SWNZ

“The cost of sustainability is in the now. The cost of not doing anything is in the future,” says Tim Nowell-Usticke, founder and director of WineWorks and the new Chair of New Zealand Winegrowers’ Environment Committee.

It's our duty of care to look after the land

Nick Paulin checks for earthworms at Pyramid Valley’s Mānatu vineyard.

Nick Paulin is a firm believer in the relationship between healthy soils and an abundant earthworm population, and a dab hand at taking a shovel of soil and counting the worms writhing within it.

Thirty Years of SWNZ

New Zealand’s wine industry is in a unique position, thanks to 30 years of SWNZ, says New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Global Sustainability Lead Florence Van Dyke. “Because you’ve done your homework; you are one of the few industries that actually have the stats.”

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