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Aussies and South Africans take market flak A newspaper report from Australia seems to dent hopes of an Australian wine fight-back against a tide of New World popularity that seems to be passing them by. |
What's on in wine? Events in wine are many and varied. We offer a list of interest to Wine Technology in New Zealand readers. Feel free to suggest other listings via grahamh@mediaweb.co.nz
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Overseas ownership delivers benefits for New Zealand wine The issue of ownership of the New Zealand wine industry is always controversial but it hit the headlines again this month with news that a Sonoma-based US winemaking company has put in an offer to buy the New Zealand Wine Trust's brands.
The deal needs clearance by the New Zealand Overseas Investment Commission, but would see labels including Vavasour, Goldwater, Clifford Bay, Boatshed Bay, Dashwood and Redwood Pass going under US control. |
Symposium marks coming-of-age for organic wine
 New Zealand wine producers such as Yealands Estate are leading a major shift to general sustainability in the wine industry.
But there's also a strong movement towards organic production - as witnessed by a symposium recently in Marlborough.
Sponsored by Organic Winegrowers New Zealand, the event aimed to show that organic wine production can be profitable as well as desirable.
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Kevin Judd's 'next big thing' One of the New Zealand wine industry's most famous sons is ending one big chapter in his life - but moving on to another. |
Brix measurements - what do they tell us? This article on frost protection for New Zealand vineyards, addresses the tricky question of minimising water consumption.
Water may be saved by reducing the application rate and/or reducing the time for which it is applied, and both approaches are discussed. |
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