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A new research winery in the heart of New Zealand’s vine country will be a “drawcard” for international researchers, says MJ Loza.

A new research project will help inform vineyard recovery strategies following hail, after three separate events hit New Zealand vineyards last spring.

New Zealand meat businesses are being asked to contribute to a global study on gender equality.

With its stainless steel egg fermenter, long line of world-first tanks, customised ferment probes and automated cleaning station, New Zealand’s new research winery is a breeding ground for innovation.

Could 2020 be the year of New Zealand ‘generative agriculture’?

Two PhD students from Victoria University have developed a machine that could change the face of winemaking in New Zealand.

Plant & Food Research’s Vaughn Bell has seen a lot of mealybugs in his time, but even he was stunned to see photos of infestations in Marlborough this past vintage.

Ignore trunk disease at your peril, is the message that came from Mark Sosnowski at the recent NZW Grape Days.

One aspect of the Pinot Noir Programme is taking a reductionist approach to conduct research on individual berries and is set to make scientific history.

With funding of $10.3 million, the five-year Pinot Noir research programme is already breaking ground in terms of knowledge of this fickle grape and capricious wine.