Bec Norton and Aaron Zuccaro established Tettonica with a “desire to produce wines of distinction”.
Nicholas Brown has long had a penchant for sparkling wine.
When Daniel Le Brun first visited Marlborough in 1978, he was determined it was the Antipodean answer to Champagne.
New Zealand wine enthusiasts have a deepening understanding and growing appreciation of sparkling wine, says Mel Skinner, Chair of Méthode Marlborough and co-owner of Esse in Kaikōura.
Pernod Ricard's sparkling production in Marlborough has almost doubled in the past five years, with some Sauvignon Blanc blocks now being redeveloped to help fill demand.
Rudi Bauer is mid-tirage when we talk, using spring's settled weather to bottle méthode traditionelle.
Sparkling wine is no longer tethered to formality and festivities, with consumers increasingly popping the cork for a quiet drink after work or a wine match with a casual dinner.
Following one of the toughest vintages Auckland has experienced, Soljans Estate Vineyard Manager Tai Nelson was named New Zealand's 2023 Young Viticulturist of the Year. He shares some of the highs and lows of a year of hard mahi.
New Zealand's wine industry celebrated its legends, its achievements, its resilience, and its potential at an industry celebration in Christchurch on 1 November.
Several factors are playing into a slowdown in New Zealand wine exports, including bumper sales in 2020, a light vintage in 2021, and pipeline refilling in 2022.
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