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The great stories and people that make up the New Zealand wine industry.
Understanding the feeding habits of mealybug.
Constellation’s cadetship programme has helped launch the careers of dozens of cellar hands, winemakers, viticulturists and vineyard managers since it launched in 2012.
Pioneering Gisborne winery Matawhero Wines is marking half a century of influence in New Zealand’s modern wine story.
Different winegrowing conditions and practices in three of New Zealand’s major Pinot Noir regions have been reflected in a chemical and sensory analysis of 116 wines from the 2020 vintage.
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.
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.
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.
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. Forty-six years later, Jenny been named a 2025 New Zealand Winegrowers Fellow, and is as passionate as ever about her vocation, including running her own bespoke Hawke’s Bay wine label and championing New Zealand wine, here and abroad. “I am very, very humbled to be awarded this fellowship,” she says. “Because I am doing what I love.”
Gwyn, who didn’t plan to start a viticulture career 40 years ago, but “went along for the ride”, has been named a 2025 NZW Fellow, recognising his services to sustainability.
Judy, who has been named a 2025 New Zealand Winegrowers Fellow for services to wine marketing, has embraced community in myriad ways over the past 47 years, as a longstanding member of Nelson Winegrowers and the Wine Institute marketing committee, a founding member of the Family of Twelve, three terms on the organising committee of New Zealand’s Pinot Noir celebration, the instigator of the annual Neudorf concert and the Moutere Artisans, and a go-to person for anyone looking for marketing advice. “I think collaborative marketing is part of New Zealand’s wine culture,” she says. “And it is such a great strength.”
