Air New Zealand Seat Map Peter Gough and Alwyn Corban survey the vineyard (left). Gary Glazebrook (far left); Ngatarawa Wines Collection (left) We were always buying fruit in. But …
Milford Sound New Zealand Map A new era ofwinegrowing Hawke’s Bay had nine significant wine-producing enterprises when the New Zealand wine industry began to evolve rapidly in the 1960s. …
Grape growers and grape varieties on the Poverty Bay flats The vineyards of any winegrowing enterprise evolve as more suitable varieties are discovered, new clones emerge, or the demographics …
Gisborne was also one site where the brewing companies and wine and spirits wholesale and retail outlets took a renewed commercial interest in wine producers. They were seeking to …
In targeting Gisborne as a source of grapes, Montana and Corbans were joined by a group of smaller Auckland enterprises such as Babich, Delegat’s, Matua Valley, Nobilo, Penfolds and …
No other Auckland companies seeking grapes in Gisborne bought land there in the 1970s and 1980s. Montana under Frank Yukich was more interested in buying the last third-share of …
The soils of the Gisborne Plain Gisborne winegrowers are privileged with the best soil maps of any horticultural locality in New Zealand. Alan Pullar was a highly respected scientist …
Scientific knowledge and canopy management As well as innovative technology, science has played a distinctive role in the transformation of New Zealand’s vineyards. Lacking the long European empirical experience, …
Unfortunately, the early period of high yields per hectare has branded Gisborne as a bulk producer of grapes for wine of moderate quality, a reputation that it has not …
One of the advantages of cool, dry climates is that it becomes easier to impose a moderate water deficit than in a hot climate The optimum ripeness window on …