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In the fifteen years since New Zealand winegrowing had begun to stir, some inklings of its future are apparent. Gisborne (Poverty Bay) stands out as having the highest proportion …
Hoar frost on the vines at Akarua’s Cairnmuir Road vineyard in Central Otago. Akarua Winery, Central Otago rock-crushing machines alter the soil profile and even the subsoil to make …
Nick Nobilo’s Vinoptima produces Gewurztraminer from deep, rich, alluvial clay soils in inland Poverty Bay. The pumpkins growing through the fence next door tell a tale of fertility. Vinoptima …
Varietal revolution Vinifera varieties dominated the fledgling wine industry in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Much of the accumulated knowledge about growing these classical varieties disappeared during the first two decades …
Hawke’s Bay, with its much lower precipitation (under 800 mm compared with over 1400 mm in West Auckland), lower humidity and higher sunshine hours, is a more suitable natural …
Hawke’s Bay The Hawke’s Bay wine industry was so different it could have been in another country, perhaps Australia. Four enterprises – McWilliam’s Wines Ltd, McDonald’s Wines, Glenvale Wines …
Geography of vines and wines from mid-century The results of the Easter Show reveal much of the international and internal geography of the vine and wine around 1960 as …