Cloudy Bay, clear vision: the roundabout story of New Zealand’s most famous wine
Douglas Blyde 17Apr 2025 | The London Standard ‘After our first vintage, my Italian viticulture professor came over with tears in his eyes’ The founder of Cloudy Bay wine, David Hohnen, has teamed up with entrepreneur Rupert Clevely — of...
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Wine in 2025: key trends to shape the global industry
Sophie Arundel db | 7 January 2025 From experiential marketing to bright whites, 2025 is set to see trends prioritising wellness, innovation and sustainability, according to a report by AF&CO. As we look ahead to wine in 2025, the industry...
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New Zealand wine sales in US increase, for 16th year in a row
Morningreport | 21 April 2023 Sales of New Zealand wine have increased in the US - "a bright spot in an otherwise declining import sector", the New Zealand Winegrowers industry body says. The increase, for 2024, marks the sixteenth year...
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Committee Musings April ’25
AGM The committee has begun preparations for the forthcoming AGM and the formal Agenda for this meeting. Included with the agenda are a number of Notices of Motion that relate to proposed changes to our club rules. The reasons for...
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Gold Medal Winners from the New Zealand International Wine Show October 2024
Hosted by Wayne Kennedy, Murray Jaspers and Michael Kuus Wednesday 9th April, 8 pm Start Door Price: Members $16 / Guests $20 Immediately after the Gold Medal Winners from the New Zealand International Wine Show were announced last October, your...
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Kiwi winemaker takes top accolade in the Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards
Charlotte Cowan, The Shout | February 27, 2025 Winemaker Diana Katardzhieva “Best Woman Winemaker” 2025 Sakura Women’s Wine Awards Whitehaven Senior Winemaker Diana Katardzhieva has been named “Best Woman Winemaker” for still white wines at the 2025 Sakura Women’s Wine...
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Gisborne winemaker cancels harvest after motorcycle accident
Gisborne Herald 12th Feb 2025 Gisborne winemaker Geoff Wright has been forced to cancel this year’s grape harvest after breaking his leg in a motorcycle accident. Wright, who owns Wrights Vineyard and Winery with wife Nicola, was set to begin...
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Australia’s Treasury Wine drops planned sale of cheaper brands, cuts profit guidance
By Byron Kaye and Sherin Sunny, Reuters | February 13, 2025 Bottles of Penfolds wine are on sale at a wine shop in central Sydney August 4, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Penfolds wine producer Treasury Wine Estates (TWE.AX), opens new...
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Committee Musings Mar ’25
Condolenses The committee sent flowers and a card to Gayl to note Mike’s passing, and there was a good turnout at the celebration of his life on Friday 21st Feb, with stories coming from family, friends and work colleagues. Amusing...
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Looking Back – Del Mundo with Lucus
2023 Rosé - 100% Cabernet Sauvignon (Medoc, France) We started the evening with a French Chateau Laubespin Rosé. Lucus’ presentation was lively with a sprinkling of history and news of the different areas and permitted grape varieties grown in each...
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Tasting – Mission Wines, Hawkes Bay w/Tammy Edwards
A heritage like no other - Mission Estate Winery Wednesday 12th March, 8pm Door Price: Members $6 / Guests $10 Reaching NZ shores in 1838, pioneering French missionaries founded a legacy. From their many accomplishments now interwoven throughout history came New...
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Kiwi Pinot Noir Searches for a Market
At the Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025 conference, David Allen MW delivers the data on where New Zealand Pinot Noir stands in the world. Nat Sellers, Wine-Searcher | 14-Feb-2025 David Allen MW goes through a range of facts and figures...
Read moreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…