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Cautious Optimism From Kiwi Wine Industry 26 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
New Zealand’s national wine body, NZ Winegrowers, has published its annual report and the chair’s opening statement always proves to be a mine of information from the vital statistics in production an...
Will NZ Wine Dodge The Fonterra Fallout? 16 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
New Zealand’s 100% pure image has taken a beating in early August. New Zealand products sell well in China because they are seen as pure and untainted. However, that illusion was shattered at the sta...
New Era for Mountford 7 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
Mountford, one of the top dozenish pinot noir producers in New Zealand, has been left winemaker-less. The Waipara winery’s Taiwanese-born blind winemaker C.P.Lin (and his labrador Winston), who has b...
New Zealand Gewurz: A One-Horse Race? 2 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Does Gisborne-based Vinoptima produce the best Gewurztraminer in New Zealand? By a mile. But does it have much competition? Hardly. Marlborough-based Johanneshof and Te Whare Ra are doing some good t...
Cloudy Bay’s New Place 15 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
France named the owner of luxury goods company LVMH, Bernard Arnault, as the country’s most wealthy in last week’s publication of the annual rich list. He’s the one that tried to do a ‘Gerard Depardi...
Why The Kiwis Can Still Make ‘Prosecco’ 9 Jul 2013 | 09:31 am
In 2013, New Zealand wine producers are still permitted to use terms like Chablis and Port to describe their wine styles. One Marlborough producer even makes “prosecco” from riesling, muller thurgau a...
Kiwis in America 27 Jun 2013 | 07:40 pm
Where the bloody hell are you? It’s a line taken from a famous Australian tourism campaign. And at Vinexpo, I was wondering where the bloody hell all the Kiwis and Aussies were. Presumably they’ve vo...
Record Gold Haul at IWC for Kiwis 14 May 2013 | 02:10 pm
New Zealand winemakers showed they make damn good wine at the 30th International Wine Challenge winning a record 38 gold medals Thirteen of the golds went to Kiwi Pinot Noir. Gold medal Pinot winner...
The Best of NZ Chardonnay 8 May 2013 | 06:35 am
The standard of New Zealand Chardonnay ought to be better. After living in Middle Earth for more than three years, there are few Kiwi Chardonnays that have escaped my glass. Unfortunately, an astound...
Waitaki Waves Goodbye To Key Producer 18 Apr 2013 | 12:09 pm
The Waitaki Valley aims to make its name as New Zealand’s 11th wine producing region. Wine growers have been attracted here by its cool climate and outcrops of limestone. At this early stage in its ...
