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The great stories and people that make up the New Zealand wine industry.
“We have an expression that unless you have dirt under your fingernails, you’ll never know how to grow a vine,” says James Millton from his eponymous Gisborne vineyard.
Christine and Dave Macdonald admit it was a romantic whim to name Bladen for their children Blair and Deni.
There was never any pressure nor expectation the Sutherland children would join parents Ivan and Margaret in Dog Point Vineyards.
The Californian-born winegrower spent 24 years in Aotearoa, and he will be remembered as one of the country’s true champions of terroir, a courageous explorer of how this could be most clearly transmitted, and the maker of meaningful wines.
After more than 20 years collecting and curating data for winegrowers, a homegrown software company is taking its vineyard views to a new level. Integrape’s digital tools are widely used in New Zealand vineyards, with data aggregated from myriad sources – including lab results, winery data and vineyard records – and presented via a geographical information system (GIS), so that the likes of nutrition and variability on vineyards are seen block by block, in a historical context.
From removing stink bug taint from one wine to balancing excessive bitterness in another, a New Zealand-grown technology is helping winemakers recover value from fault-affected wines.
A collaboration between three friends is helping propel one of New Zealand’s most promising alternative varieties further into the limelight.
Invivo is a story of audacious innovations and partnerships, from a branded airplane and stadium blending to enduring celebrity connections.
