Greg Lane grew up in Adelaide, surrounded by friends in the wine industry.
Fabian Yukich is a wine industry stalwart, an environmental champion and a pretty decent concrete layer. In the first of a series celebrating Sustainability Guardians, Sophie Preece talks to the Chair of New Zealand Winegrowers’ Environment Committee.
The Covid crisis has helped sharpen focus on employee wellbeing, says a wine industry health and safety consultant.
Balancing a life of wine with a passion for conservation comes naturally to Ata Rangi’s Clive Paton, who spends mornings at his Martinborough winery and afternoons in his native forest. “I love planting things, I love the bush, I love the people who love the bush,” says the icon of New Zealand wine and trees.
When she was younger, all Penelope Naish wanted was a job in the city.
One of New Zealand’s smallest wineries is going through huge growth, thanks to its new North American owners.
Jane Forrest Waghorn speaks to Sophie Preece about an unexpected family business.
Becoming Neudorf’s General Manager two weeks before the Covid-19 lockdown seems like “a pretty good hospital pass”, says Todd Stevens, acknowledging a few grey hairs from vintage 2020.
Juggling time, handling social isolation, and anxiety about the future, were common themes in a company-wide survey run by Lion New Zealand last month.
Jules Taylor is still smitten with Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, more than 25 years after she smelled her first ferment.
Bragato Research Institute Chief Executive MJ Loza has had a busy 18 months, helping drive the establishment and development of the national wine research centre, based in Blenheim.
A wine career adds up for Nadine Cross.
Lyndsey Harrison’s career has taken her all over the world and she’s been on the scene in two developing new world wine regions.
Mention the name Andy Frost to wine industry members in New Zealand and they will comment on what a resolute scientist and researcher he is.
John Forrest who turned his back on neurophysiology in 1988 to become a winemaker, has been acknowledged by the Marlborough Wine industry.
The new GM of Marketing for New Zealand Winegrowers can’t help but laugh at how she used to consider anything to do with grapes, “such a drag.”
First he was the Central Otago representative at this year’s Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year. Then he was the National winner. Now Simon Gourley is New Zealand’s Young Horticulturist of the year.
Professor Warren Moran, a prominent geographer and thought-leader for the wine industry passed away on 13 August 2019.
New Zealanders Graeme and Julie Bott have created a successful wine estate in one of France’s most famous wine regions.
Jim Harre is the first to admit he keeps a low profile for someone with such a big influence on wine.
Women In Wine's Fiona Fenwick studied something very different to wine — international terrorism.
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