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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…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…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…Blank Canvas rides white wine wave as New Zealand wine sales soar in China
If you find a new consumer in a developed wine market, you are taking them from someone else, says Blank…National
NZW sets 2025–26 wine and grape levy rates
On 18 June 2025, the New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) Board set the following levy rates for the year 1 July…
Germany and New Zealand drive China’s white wine market growth in 2025
China's white wine market has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, with market penetration surging from 5% to 20%.Women in Wine launch winter webinar series
The Women in Wine Winter Development Series is a line-up of four expert-led webinars, covering topics ranging from pay negotiations…Whitehaven Wines named Impact Hot Brand for ninth year running
Whitehaven Wines has been named among Impact's Hot Brands for the ninth consecutive year, among the top performing brands across…Craggy Range Wins Best in Show at Decanter 2025
Craggy Range topped the New Zealand results at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards winning a Best in Show award…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
Mastering Wine: Emma Jenkins MW Musings
OPINION: An article caught my eye recently, claiming that millennials are increasingly turning to handmade, artisanal products.
Haere Mai Matariki
With the stars of Matariki to rise in June, Jeff Sinnott, a member of the Tuku Māori Winemakers Collective, looks at…From the CEO: It's time to have your say
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
OPINION: There will be many who have noted with sadness the recent death of Peter Taylor, who established Scenic Cellars,…Wine Weather: What's been going on?
After a fairly typical first half of spring there has been a noticeable change in the weather across much of…Profiles
Albariño Brothers
A collaboration between three friends is helping propel one of New Zealand’s most promising alternative varieties further into the limelight.
Growing Legacy
Thirty-six years after Dave and Chris Macdonald followed a vineyard dream to Marlborough, and 28 years after they named a…Growing Legacy
Fifty years after Hermann and Agnes Seifried picked their first grapes in Nelson, their eldest daughter, Heidi Seifried-Houghton, reflects on…Méthode Actors: Vilaura's sparkling success story
Beautiful fizz makes for a classic romantic gesture.Chenin Blanc Legacy: Gordon Russell passes winemaking passion to daughter Holly
Thirty-five years after Gordon Russell caught the Chenin Blanc bug, he's well and truly passed it on to his daughter…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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