When scientists Marilyn Duxson and John Harris purchased a small section near Wanaka almost 20 years ago, they planned to build a ski holiday house to spend weekends away from Dunedin.

For the third year in a row, the profit before tax of the MPI/NZW Viticulture Benchmarking Marlborough model has shown a marked decrease.

The summer of 2019 is not the first time Marlborough has suffered from a big dry. 

The latest summer has once again highlighted the fragility of relying on river sources for irrigation in Marlborough.

In Marlborough alone it is estimated that more than 145,000 wooden vineyard posts are broken every year.

Two Marlborough wine companies have done something no other Sauvignon Blanc producer in the world has ever done – achieve a 98-point score in a Decanter Panel Tasting.

An Australian aerial spectral mapping company hopes to burst into the New Zealand market via a grand gesture.

Given this is the 100th issue of New Zealand Winegrower magazine, it seemed timely to bring out the crystal ball and consider just where the industry is likely to be by the time we produce our 200th issue.

A former New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year has won the title of NZ Winemaker of the Year.

Producing a fine wine takes time. So too has the creation of the inaugural Fine Wines of New Zealand list, announced earlier this year.