By the time these words are in print no doubt most of you will have faced the many challenges of the 2015 harvest head-on – there are also sure to be some interesting ferments still bubbling away.

Metamorphic rocks and shallow schist soils are never far from mind in Central Otago where the wineries are enveloped in the dramatic physical presence of both. 

The man often referred to in Maralborough as Mr Montana, has finally retired after 38 years working for the region’s largest wine company.

The next Bridge Pa Wine Festival promises to be even bigger and brighter after this year’s inaugural food and wine event met all the organisers’ targets.

To go organic, what should I do first? Is it possible on every vineyard? What does it cost? What will happen to my yields?

In September 2014, as part of Auckland’s Wine and Food celebration, the New Zealand School of Food and Wine hosted three competitions to award excellence amongst professionals working with wine. 

Waipara may have been suffering from one of the worst droughts in two decades, but it didn’t stop a foraging event that highlighted just how versatile the region is. 

This issue we talk to Fabian Yukich from Villa Maria in Auckland. 

This issue we talk to Dominic Pecchenino from Marlborough. Pecchenino is a grower and chairman of the research committee.

The performance of a variety of sprayers was put to the test at a workshop in Gisborne earlier this year.