Sixty years after a wine book hijacked Ivan and Chris Donaldson’s medical careers, 50 years after they pioneered winegrowing in North Canterbury, and 40 years after they planted Pegasus Bay, the third of their four sons, Ed, talks of the privilege and passion of working in the family business.
Anna Kelland was 7 years old when she announced she would be a winemaker, planning for a career that would make her parents happy.
Pioneering Gisborne winery Matawhero Wines is marking half a century of influence in New Zealand's modern wine story.
Tucked away in the chalky hills of Weka Pass, Bell Hill is much more than a vineyard; it's an ongoing conversation between people, soil, and commitment.
Auckland University master's student Rebecca Strange presented her research into Saccharomyces cerevisiae at the New Zealand Wine Centre Scientific Research Conference in Blenheim in June, and was named runner up in the Best Student Award. She shares some insights into her thesis.
Five regional finalists are honing their skills for the national final of the 2025 Young Viticulturist of the Year, to be held at Greystone in Waipara on 27 August.
Dr Richard Smart spent more than 55 years advising students, growers and organisations around the world on vine physiology and canopy management.
Jenny Dobson was 22 and blissfully naïve when she left New Zealand for France in 1979, with a chemistry degree, a love of wine and an ambition to become a winemaker.
As Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand marks 30 years, it needs to become “business as usual” for the wine industry, says viticulturist Gwyn Williams.
Community has been at the heart of Neudorf Wines since 1976, from picnics with other wine pioneers to collegial marketing on the world stage.
Mark Allen is well known for shaking the proverbial tree when it comes to getting vine research into vineyard action.
As a young industrial chemist working in product development, Clive Jones would scan ingredient lists at the supermarket, "interested in what makes this product different from that".
A collaboration between three friends is helping propel one of New Zealand’s most promising alternative varieties further into the limelight.
Thirty-six years after Dave and Chris Macdonald followed a vineyard dream to Marlborough, and 28 years after they named a wine label for their children Blair and Deni, the family is devoted to Bladen, says Deni Hopkins
Fifty years after Hermann and Agnes Seifried picked their first grapes in Nelson, their eldest daughter, Heidi Seifried-Houghton, reflects on the enduring legacy of this “wild dream”.
Beautiful fizz makes for a classic romantic gesture.
Thirty-five years after Gordon Russell caught the Chenin Blanc bug, he's well and truly passed it on to his daughter Holly Girven Russell, along with her co-founders at a tiny Hawke's Bay wine label.
A love of research and study drew Emma Taylor into the wine industry, but it’s the people who have kept her there.
As the second youngest of six kids, and the fourth generation on the land, Rippon's Nick Mills talks of his family's connection to a "ridiculously special place".
Dr Richard Smart began shining a light on grape growing in the late 1960s, increasingly fascinated by how sunlight interception by vineyards impacted yields and fruit quality.
New Zealand's wine industry has undergone a significant shift over the past few decades, with increasing numbers of talented women found throughout vineyards and wineries. In celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March, Emma Jenkins MW speaks to five inspiring winemakers who have helped pave the way, thanks to perserverance, passion, and some of New Zealand's best wines.
The first thing Tanya Pouwhare does when someone seeking employment steps through her doorway is print out the 'Know Your Rights' sheet from the New Zealand Employment Guide.
It took a hole in the ground and a slurp from the hose to convince Ben and Frances Wickham to buy a block of land on the outskirts of Blenheim.
Joe Stenberg was studying physiology at Auckland University when he opted for an elective paper in viticulture, delving a little deeper into the wines he was pouring in his part time bar job.
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