tim gibson nz

Homage set to double

It’s high in price, small in production and set to grow following high quality grapes from the 2018 vintage.

Published in Regional Updates

New-look awards celebrate whole industry

Maude Wine was crowned with NZ Wine of the YearTM Awards top trophy.

The first phase of the New Zealand Winegrowers’ PwC strategic review suggested a revamp of the way the industry celebrates success.

Published in General News

New distribution for Case IH and Kuhn

CKNZ, a subsidiary of CB Norwood Distributors Limited, heralds a new direction for the distribution of Case IH and Kuhn in New Zealand.

The forming of CKNZ, a subsidiary of CB Norwood Distributors Ltd, heralds a new direction for the distribution of Case IH in New Zealand as Norwood prepares a new growth strategy.

Published in Machinery & Products

Celebrating success

Winners are grinners – the Isabel Estate Vineyard team of Marlborough. The company’s 2016 Marlborough Chardonnay was the ANZWA Champion Wine of the Show last year.

The New Zealand wine industry will be celebrating success in a revamped way from this year on, after suggestions from PwC who have conducted a strategic review.

Published in General News

The love of a Valli

Grant Taylor, who says; “When the Waitaki fruit comes into the winery, you have to wipe your brain and pretend that the harvest is starting again, it bares barely any resemblance to any factors that we have employed to process the Central grapes.”

When Grant Taylor casually agreed to discuss his wine endeavours, it came with the proviso... I needed to take a drive with him and conduct the interview as we travelled.

Published in Regional Updates

Paying homage to Trinity Hill’s Syrah

Oliver Styles meets Trinity Hill's enthusiastic winemaker Warren Gibson.

Published in General News

‘Choose black’ wins gold

Virbac team from left: Ian Burke, Travis Marsh, Vanessa Macdonald, Paul Gibson and Ian Pryor with the award.

A campaign to market mastitis treatments to dairy farmers has been recognised at the Westpac Waikato Business Awards.

Published in General News

New Chair looks forward to celebrating industry

He is no stranger to the Air NZ Wine Awards, but 2017 will be the first time Warren Gibson has been the chair of judges.

It wasn’t a job Warren Gibson applied for, but he admits he was honoured to be asked to take over as Chair of the Air New Zealand Wine Awards judging panel.

Published in General News

Late to the party for a reason

Master of ceremonies at the Classic Reds Symposium, Steve Smith MW.

For the 70 invited guests at the Classic Reds symposium held in Hawke’s Bay, it was a lesson not only in the wines on show, but an explanation of why these wines have been late to join the NZ wine party.

Published in General News