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Young Viticulturist of the Year 2025 finalists announced
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Dr Richard Smart spent more than 55 years advising students, growers and organisations around the world on vine physiology and…Jenny Dobson: From Burgundy to the Hawke's Bay
Jenny Dobson was 22 and blissfully naïve when she left New Zealand for France in 1979, with a chemistry degree,…Gwyn Williams: 30 years of NZ wine sustainability
As Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand marks 30 years, it needs to become “business as usual” for the wine industry, says…National
NZ tech rescues faulty wines with precision polymer science
From removing stink bug taint from one wine to balancing excessive bitterness in another, a New Zealand-grown technology is helping…
Grape Days 2025: New app helps NZ vineyards track and cut emissions
Gathering granular data regarding vineyard practices is a key step in cutting carbon emissions and assessing future electricity requirements, says…Blank Canvas rides white wine wave as New Zealand wine sales soar in China
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Grape growers who failed to sell their crop this year will be considering their options for vintage 2026, says WK…The Ned thrives without discounting in 2025
Marisco Vineyards founder Brent Marris notes that when the 2008 global financial crisis hit, The Ned brand was very young,…Regional
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Wine Weather: Record-breaking warmth and rainfall mark early 2025 weather in New Zealand
After record breaking cold for some regions at the start of 2025 (I'm looking at you Wairarapa), there has been…Altogether Unique
Impactful coverage continues to pop up from Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025, with pieces from international hosted guests at the…Grape growers Will & Jayne Grigg ‘cautiously optimistic’ about industry’s future
Marlborough grape growers Will and Jayne Grigg are "cautiously optimistic" about the future of the region's wine industry.Vintage 2025
Nature has little regard for supply and demand equations, and there were abundant, high-quality crops for many around the country…Opinion
Emma Jenkins' MW Musings: Do we need wine?
OPINION: At the recent Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference, the Porto Protocol’s Marta Mendonça said, “Grapes are not the thirstiest…
Mastering Wine: Emma Jenkins MW Musings
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New Zealand Winegrowers is entering the final phases of a process to update its funding, governance and representation of members.Mastering Wine: Emma Jenkins' MW Musings
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Young Viticulturist of the Year 2025 finalists announced
Five regional finalists are honing their skills for the national final of the 2025 Young Viticulturist of the Year, to…
Dr Richard Smart: Celebrating the legacy of the "world’s best-known viticulturist"
Dr Richard Smart spent more than 55 years advising students, growers and organisations around the world on vine physiology and…Jenny Dobson: From Burgundy to the Hawke's Bay
Jenny Dobson was 22 and blissfully naïve when she left New Zealand for France in 1979, with a chemistry degree,…Gwyn Williams: 30 years of NZ wine sustainability
As Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand marks 30 years, it needs to become “business as usual” for the wine industry, says…Judy Finn: Building Neudorf Wines on community and collaboration
Community has been at the heart of Neudorf Wines since 1976, from picnics with other wine pioneers to collegial marketing…Industry
Croptide Launches AI Vineyard Assistant ‘alora’ in NZ
An agritech startup is introducing Kiwi winegrowers to a 24/7 vineyard assistant with instant access to winery, vineyard and plant-procedured…
Integrape Pro: NZ Vineyard Data Gets Granular
After more than 20 years collecting and curating data for winegrowers, a homegrown software company is taking its vineyard views…Science, Soil & Sustainability: Insights from the Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference 2025
The Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference brought together local and international experts to explore themes of soil, water, biodiversity and…NZ Wine Business Forum 2025: Embracing Change & Growth
The topic of ‘Embracing Change and Sustaining Growth’ is at the heart of this year’s New Zealand Wine 2025 Wine…Altogether Unique
As our new financial year dawns, New Zealand Winegrowers continues to tally up media generated from guests hosted at Pinot…Machinery & Products
Landini Rex 4 vineyard tractor series debuts in NZ
The Landini Rex 4 Series, recently released in New Zealand, is designed with vineyards in mind.
Cropsy's cutting-edge AI on the vineyard
A New Zealand startup is providing growers with vital information for daily operations and long-term vineyard management, using a unique…Future Post sets "benchmark"
A company transforming waste plastics into valuable vineyard posts took top prize at the 2025 Port Marlborough – Marlborough Environment…The sky is the limit at Felton Road
Felton Road Wines is using an electric drone sprayer to apply organic fungicides and monitor crops, cutting emissions and transforming…Repost recycles one million CCA-treated posts, diverts waste from landfill
Having already hit the headlines for recycling broken 2.4 metre vineyard posts into 1.8 and 1.6 metre, half and quarter…» Latest Print Issues Online
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From the CEO: Salute to Sauvignon Blanc
OPINION: Sauvignon Blanc was famously introduced to New Zealand by Ross Spence of Matua Valley, and then serendipitously planted in…
Editorial: Dark clouds and silver linings
OPINION: As New Zealand's wine industry grapples with figurative dark clouds (and literal for some wine regions of late) this…
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