Changes to cellar door rules will make operations more viable for wineries, says Lianne Collins of Quartz Reef Wines in Central Otago.
Wine professionals are at the “coalface” of New Zealand’s wine industry, connecting winemakers, their wines and their land to the consumer, says Noble Rot General Manager and Head Sommelier Jessica Wood.
A new research project is studying the influence of vineyard biodiversity on bird populations, and the impact of those birds on surrounding vineyards in different seasons.
When you think about the sheer numbers of plastic ‘bread bag’ clips, metal twisty ties and cane clips littering vineyards, it is a worrying thought.
Time matters in a biosecurity response, says Ryan Higgs, Chief Executive of biosecurity technology company Onside.
Somewhere along the 800km Camino de Santiago trail – perhaps while seeking shade beneath a verdant vine, talking to Spanish vineyard workers in the field, or drinking cool Albariño at the end of the day – Georgia Mehlhopt canned her law career.
Growing up on a Taranaki dairy farm, Nina Downer was accustomed to the isolated and repetitive nature of her parents’ work, milking at dawn 365 days of the year.
The New Zealand Wine Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 lays out a pathway and practical guidelines to help vineyards and wineries meet the goal of being carbon net zero by 2050.
Harnessing microbial communities to mitigate grapevine trunk disease is an “exciting prospect” for New Zealand’s wine industry, says Dr Hayley Ridgway.
The inaugural Research & Innovation Forum was a stimulating glimpse at the research, innovation and technology helping shape the future of New Zealand wine.
Artificial Intelligence is not to be feared says Rachel O’Shea, co-founder of generative AI company Yabble.
In her typically energetic and engaging manner, Felicity Carter opened the Wine Business Forum with a fast-moving, thought-provoking session, ‘Navigating the Wine Lane on the Beverage Superhighway’.
New Zealand wine needs innovation, creativity and courageous leadership to “win the world from the edge”, says Kevin Roberts, the former worldwide Chief Executive and Chairman of Saatchi and Saatchi.
With a population of 40 million and growing, Canada remains one of the largest wine-consuming nations globally, presenting opportunities and challenges for New Zealand wine producers.
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Over the past year John Saker has discovered myriad wine gems in New Zealand’s wine regions, “some in far-flung corners”.
Jonno Hill was seven years old when his parents Dr Roger and Anne Hill established Hill Labs in 1984.
Gibbston's Kinross won the inaugural 2024 Qualmark New Zealand Wine Tourism Award, presented at the Altogether Unique 2024 industry celebration dinner in Wellington in late August.
Soljans Estate Vineyard Manager Tai Nelson will compete for the title of 2024 Young Horticulturist of the Year in Auckland at the end of October.
Wairarapa Wine Region's Pinot Pioneers celebration dinner in early August paid homage to Nick Hoskins of Vine Managers and the late Richard Riddiford of Palliser Estate.
Kate Radburnd has been named the F.A.W.C! Hawke's Bay Legend 2024.
It's a "mind-blowing feeling" to win the New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2024, says Suraj GC.
Four Hawke’s Bay wine tourism operations have been celebrated in the inaugural Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism awards.
A lighter environmental footprint is pushing the “humble” bag-in-box and other alternative packaging options into the limelight, says Fugitive Organic Co-founder and Winemaker Nadine Worley.
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