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Anne Escalle and Laurence Beau
Anne Escalle, the head of Edmond de Rothschild Heritage’s New Zealand operations, has been made a Knight of the French National Order of Agricultural Merit.
At an awards ceremony in Blenheim, French ambassador Laurence Beau said the French-born viticulturist had combined the best of French tradition with the dynamism and innovation of New Zealand viticulture, with influence that stretched beyond Marlborough’s Rimapere and Central Otago’s Akarua vineyards, “all the way to France and Paris”.
Anne Escalle grew up believing the best moments in life involved a glass of wine.
One of Australia's most decorated winemakers will speak at the Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium in Hawke's Bay this September.
The third Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium will be underway in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, on 17-18 September.
Vintage 2026 yielded excellent fruit for most New Zealand wine regions.
