A cold and early start to winter has been followed by another early start to spring, with mild temperatures through the second half of August and into September.

OPINION: Before Covid-19, the rise and rise of wine tourism was a much talked about feature of the wine sales landscape.

New Zealand's total harvest will be well down on 2023, with many wine regions reporting lower yields due to poor flowering, drought-like conditions, and in some cases late spring frost damage.

The Gravel Bed Rivers National Research Project is building knowledge of how braided rivers such as the Wairau River interact with groundwater.

Appellation Marlborough Wine has tightened its certification criteria, putting in place minimum brix at harvest and new geographical boundaries for wines wearing the AMW icon.

Collective data from more than 1,000 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc vineyards is helping grow understanding of the region's terroir.

When Dr Robert Holdaway was a kid, he wanted a bach and a boat in the Marlborough Sounds, not a block of marginal land up the Wairau Valley.

When Judy and Neal Ibbotson met in the late 1960s, he was a farm adviser, she was a dental nurse, and they were each dating the other's flatmate. "We swapped partners," explains Neal. "It was the best thing we ever did."

Creating an excellent Chardonnay has plenty in common with competing in an endurance adventure race, says winemaker Jeremy McKenzie.

OPINION: Growers and wineries are going to hear a lot from Government agencies about Freshwater Farm Plans over the next few months.