New Zealand Launches Programme to Improve Vineyard Profitability

The New Zealand government has been investing in viticulture for the last seven years. They now expect to reap the rewards.

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Vintage 2024: an Important Year for the World Bulk Wine Exhibition

This year’s tricky growing season in many countries is likely to boost demand for a number of styles from less traditional sources. The WBWE fair in Amsterdam stands to benefit.

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A New Wine Tourism Initiative Plus Ways to Enter the Chinese Market

The recent Wine Business Forum organised by New Zealand Winegrowers considered everything from wine tourism to e-commerce in China. Felicity Carter reports.

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Marlborough Strengthens Origin Regulations

The New Zealand region of Marlborough is enhancing its quality standards by introducing minimum sugar ripeness levels. Additionally, grapes must now come from a more narrowly defined area.

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Devil’s Advocate: Could Prohibition Make a Comeback?

As the US celebrates 90 years since the repeal of Prohibition, Robert Joseph looks back at the history of liquor bans globally and wonders if they are really a thing of the past.

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TWE to Acquire Unnamed Winery and Land in New Zealand

With the planned acquisition of a winery in Marlborough, the corporation's vineyard area in New Zealand would increase to 750 hectares.

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New Zealand's Wine Sector - a Snapshot

The annual New Zealand Wine report of highlights export records, cyclone damage, and legislative concerns.

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New Zealand: No Calm After the Storm

Cyclone Gabrielle's waters have caused huge devastation on New Zealand's North Island, including among winegrowers. 

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Australia and New Zealand - Excess and Shortage

The two neighbouring former British colonies have been very successful in export markets, but their situation today is very different.

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