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An enterprising woman
Gisborne vineyard and winery co-owner Nicola Wright has been awarded a top prize in the 2014 Enterprising Rural Women Awards winning the Making it in Rural category. Wright, an impressive multi-tasker...
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At one with the land
I spent some time walking around the vineyards of Matua Whenua, the home of Aronui wines when the vineyards were only a few years old and the impression I got at the time was of a special place that...
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Winemaking practices on colour, phenolics
In my previous article (NZ Winegrower issue 88) I outlined the various phenolic characters in red wine production and what their role is from fermentation to final wine. That was the easy part!The next...
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Surviving tough times
In 2007 at the age of 26, Kate Acland decided she wanted to have her own winery where she could concentrate on her Sugar Loaf label and maybe provide some contract winemaking facilities. Unfortunately...
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Master’s view of our wine
As organisers were gearing up for the 11th anniversary of the Central Otago Pinot Celebration at the end of January, one weary wine scribe was preparing to leave a UK winter behind and catch up with...
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Extreme Diversity
With 23,000 hectares of productive vineyard in Marlborough, it is not surprising that New Zealand’s largest wine region should have a plethora of grape varieties. More than 33 in total, from Albarino...
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A Foraging Feast
Foraging – a word that conjures up wandering around with large baskets, collecting an array of products straight from the land with the aim of creating a later meal. Which is exactly what a group of...
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Into the Groove - Sommelier's Corner
Fine-tuning a wine list is one of the key ongoing duties of the Sommelier - keeping the wine programme from going stale. Sorting through what’s new, what’s hot and what should be on great wine lists,...
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Winemaker Takes Out Chinese Titles
An international winemaking competition in China has been won by a Marlborough man, with a second Marlborough winemaker also taking one of the top three places. The Ningxia Wine Challenge began back in...
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Cracking The Chinese Wine Market- Part 2
In the first part of this series, we looked at the importance of having a brand strategy when marketing and selling your wine in China. In this issue, we explore counterfeit wine in China and what...
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Setting dairying women on the right path
Two participants of the Agri-Women's Development Trust's (AWDT) new pilot programme say they have come away feeling empowered and confident in the running of their dairy farming businesses. Hawke's Bay...
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Local body rating system needs rethink
It is time to end reliance on the current property-value based rating system says Federated Farmers. Speaking recently regarding a Local Government New Zealand discussion paper, Federated Farmers local...
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Former Winner Leads Judging Team for Farm Environment Awards
King Country farmer Andrea Hanna has been appointed National Judging Co-ordinator for the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA). Originally from Canterbury, Hanna and her husband Brian breed rams and...
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Bovine TB infection contained
A bovine tuberculosis (TB) infection that has affected several herds from the same Mangakino business has so far been contained. NAIT and LIC data has allowed OSPRI's TBfree veterinarians to trace any...
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Wool demand outstrips supply
Strong buying interest for quick shipment underpinned this week's wool market for the 13,789 bales on offer from both Islands, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, Mr John...
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Yili MOU takes first steps
Lincoln University hosted senior management from both Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group and its subsidiary Oceania Dairy last week. The purpose of the visit was to begin discussions and build on the...
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Dairy price up again
Dairy prices rose again overnight with an increase of 9.4% in the Global Dairy Trade auction. The result was mostly due to an increase in the whole milk powder price, which was up 19.2% with an average...
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The prospects for 2015 and a bit beyond
The first step to successful wine making is managing the crop to an appropriate yield and fruit composition. This requires an understanding of the factors determining the various components of yield...
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Upsurge in student no’s
There's been a 20% increase in student enrolments in agricultural degree courses at Massey University for 2015, the first such surge in many years. Dr James Millner, programme director for the ag...
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The flying knapsack
It started off as a project to spray rice in Japan, now it could provide a solution to spot spraying noxious weeds on seemingly inaccessible places on New Zealand farms. It looks like the perfect toy...
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