Rodrigo Calandria's first New Zealand winery experience was filling vast gabion baskets with rocks at Marisco, during a working holiday from Argentina.

Labour supply is the most pressing issue facing New Zealand's wine industry in the lead-up to the 2022 vintage.

A few months after landing in New Zealand in 1985, Rudi Bauer felt disconnected and alone, homesick for the culture of Austria.

When Daniel Le Brun first visited Marlborough in 1978, he was "immediately convinced" the region had the potential for great wine.

Andy Frost has spent nearly 40 years weaving science and research into the practical business of growing and making wine, with groundbreaking consequences for the wine industry.

Driving a tractor up and down a vineyard gives you plenty of time to think, says Gisborne grape grower John Clarke, who's put that time to good use during 30 years of governance.

To wrap up The Social Place column for the year, we asked a few social butterflies for advice on platforms, payments, branding and navigating Covid-19.

Read On... Since our last Marketing Place the New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) Blind Tasting has become another casualty of Covid-19 postponements.

Making a change to any businesses is difficult.

OPINION: One of my childhood memories - from many sunsets ago - is my Dad doing business with a handshake.