09 May 2008 Forestry drinks to new pact with wine industry Forestry Tasmania has struck an agreement with the state's wine industry on regeneration burns.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed to ensure communication between the two when the grape picking and burning seasons coincide.
Frost damage losses mount across California Although an official tally of crop losses due to freezing temperatures in mid-April is still being compiled, the economic impact is expected to be in the multi-million-dollar range.
Give us our money back, says MP Wairarapa MP John Hayes and the region's three mayors are demanding UCOL pay back $570,000 the councils have invested in bringing a cuisine school to Wairarapa.
Hawke's Bay dominates NZ wine ratings In a just released article and wine reviews featured on www.eRobertParker.com for subscribers, Neal Martin has awarded 78 of Hawke's Bay's wines with a score of 90 points out of 100 or more.
Paddocks more profitable with vines Mr Pinckney has reduced the number of merinos he runs on his and wife Jan's 12,500ha property, near Cromwell, and has invested in viticulture projects. He is also exploring tourism-related activities.
Taiwan Produced Grape Wine Wins International Award Love Rose, a grape wine submitted by the Puli Township Farmers' Association to the 2008 Brussels international wine competition, won a silver medal - the first award ever won by a private winery in Taiwan.
Tongans back for another pruning season The men, who are employed by Vinepower, are the first group to return under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, which sees employers derive their workforce from Pacific Island nations.
After arriving in Marlborough on Monday night the men had a few days to settle in before starting work today.
Wine glut looming for India India's major wine producing state, Maharashtra, has produced a record vintage, with the volume up by 60% and production up over 40%. The increase is due to new acreage at India's existing wineries, plus the emergence of several new wineries.
08 May 2008 Champagne sales plummet in US Champagne sales to America in January 2008 fell by 33% compared to January 2007, as a result of the dollar's fall in value against the euro, and general economic uncertainty in the country.
Climate pact for wine industry An agreement is being signed by wine industry groups and the South Australian Government aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions in wine production
09 May 2008 'Wine Train' capacity increased in response to customer demand After just one month of operation, capacity on the 'Wine Train', the innovative new rail service launched by JF Hillebrand, has been increased by 20% in response to customer demand.
08 May 2008 Bumper Harvest Promises Spectacular 2008 Tipples From Mud House Wines In the wake of a brilliant summer - the best in a decade - the team at Mud House Wines is savouring the imminent prospect of a fine vintage. While patchy rain at summer's end made the last of the picking a slightly soggy affair for a few vineyards, the geographical spread of vineyards owned by the Waipara-based wine company will ensure a stellar range of 2008 vintage wines.
Palandri Wine sells assets CERTAIN Palandri Wine Group assets have now been sold to the privately owned Global Wine Holdings Pty Ltd.
Fourteen parties expressed their interest but Deloitte Partner Gary Doran, who along with Neil Cussen and John Greig are the appointed Voluntary Administrator for the Palandri Wine Group, said that the sale was the best outcome for Palandri creditors.
WSSA Change in NZ The US-based Wine and Spirits Shippers Association has appointed Albatrans NZ to handle its members' shipments of wine and spirits, effective June 1, 2008
07 May 2008 Australian Vintage sells winery Australian Vintage Ltd has agreed to sell its 90,000 tonne Loxton Winery and Austflavour business to India's largest wine producer, Champagne Indage Ltd, for $60 million.
Second vintage of high-achieving wine released With the award-winning Mount Dottrel Pinot Noir 2005 now all but sold out, wine lovers will be pleased to know that the second vintage from this Central Otago family venture is now available.
Mount Dottrel Central Otago Pinot Noir 2006 was released on 1 May 2008.
Wine Marlborough Board Appoints New Marketing Mgr Wine Marlborough's new Marketing Manager has spent his entire working career within the wine industry and now intends using that knowledge to develop the Wine Marlborough brand.
Thirtyfive year old Marcus Pickens was appointed by the board last week and will take up his new position later this month.
05 May 2008 A New Company With a Long History Nobilo Wine Group CEO Joe Stanton today announced a change of company name to Constellation New Zealand effective from 1 May 2008, saying 'the launch of Constellation New Zealand marks the start of a new era for our company. This signals our strategy is firmly centred on our exciting and powerful premium wine brands.'
06 May 2008 Who Buys Wine Direct? It wouldn't be difficult to guess that affluent, suburban professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area who visit wine country often are big customers for wine shipped directly from wineries to their homes.
01 May 2008 Matching the winemaking style to the drinker The average wine consumer, so marketers tell us, has changed dramatically over the past decade. Instead of accepting whatever producers are inclined to foist upon them, they have become intensely critical, demanding more interaction and less authoritarian instruction. At its extreme, this new style of delivery has been likened by UK wine writer Robert Joseph to something akin to speed dating.
29 April 2008 Rosemount gets back in vogue with fashion push THEY HAVE changed the shape of the bottle, added a sophisticated sauvignon to their mainstay cheeky chardie and are even marketing the idea that wine should be served on the rocks.
28 April 2008 Wine Society beats hasty retreat on Anzac A New Zealand Wine Society promotion has been forced to make a hasty retreat after its Anzac theme left a sour taste with some of its customers.
22 April 2008 Granite Belt wins Japanese exposure Granite Belt wines are being profiled in Japan thanks to the support shown to a visiting Japanese wine journalist by locals in the Queensland Wine Capital.
Wine telemarketers want to be vintners' sales force A Silicon Valley venture capitalist turned North Coast vintner and a top wine telemarketer have formed a new firm targeted at helping boutique winemakers reach out and wow high-net-worth wine lovers.
15 April 2008 Wine experts debate second labels vs. bulk sales To bottle excess wine as a second label or sell it as bulk wine or offer it only by the glass - that question sparked a lively discussion in front of nearly 300 people at the Business Journal's 2008 Wine Industry Conference on April 9.
14 April 2008 A California dilemma: 'Old vine' Zinfandel California wine producers have a dilemma and really can't decide how to solve it. It deals more with a marketing strategy rather than a winemaking technique or grape-growing procedure. It deals with a labeling concern and the term 'old vine' Zinfandel. The term has no legal designation and can be used by any producer who feels as through the term might be helpful in selling the wine.
Supermarket sweep Thanks to the speeding up of the bottling of wine at source, and to the UK joining the then Common Market in 1973, supermarkets were given the necessary boost to start putting their own name on wine labels.
11 April 2008 German winemakers eye bigger Vietnam market share Germany's winemakers are stepping up efforts to promote their wines in the booming Vietnamese wine market, as the country's grape lovers still overwhelmingly opt for French or New World wines.
08 May 2008 US fine wine industry to suffer slump in 2008 Despite a positive overall picture in the US wine industry, sales of fine wine are set to slump as we move into 2008.
This is the verdict from the 2008/2009 State of the Wine Industry Report from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) - an annually-conducted study revealing trends within the US wine industry.
01 May 2008 Champagne houses cut the carbs Not to be outdone by the beer brewers, Champagne houses are jumping on the low-carb train from France as fast as their budgets will allow them. Gosset has completed its prestige range with another low dosage cuvee, the Celebris Rose 2003 Extra Brut, with 5g/L and no malolactic fermentation.
30 April 2008 Interest mounts in reds under the bed A SURGE in demand for top-end red wine has seen prices increase by about 20 per cent in the past year, above the usual rise of five to six per cent a year.
28 April 2008 New Zealand sauvignon blanc Even before the Chancellor slapped another 14p duty on wine in last month's budget, the average price for a bottle of New Zealand wine was GBP 6.26, far higher than for any other country.
21 April 2008 The cosmic vineyard And in New Zealand there's Millton Estate, Felton Road, Rippon, Seresin, Pyramid Valley - a growing number of producers interested in applying biodynamic principles.
03 April 2008 Do you have a taste for the wine industry? Our wines rival the best in the world and, with hundreds of wineries throughout the country, there is no shortage of great wines for local consumers and the international markets.
There is great concern among wine specialists that not enough young people are being trained to carry on the tradition of tasting and judging wines.
27 March 2008 France is set to regain top status: Harpers' Podcast France has the potential to overtake Australia as the top-selling wine producer in the UK after a 'tragic' fall, according to leading members of the UK wine industry.
19 March 2008 Rose surge in popularity in Australia Dry rose are experiencing a renaissance in Australia, winemakers say.
The dry style - both still and sparkling - as opposed to the sweeter wines that used to be popular, are perceived by the consumer as lighter in alcohol and 'fresher' than a traditional red wine, Bernard Hickin, chief winemaker at Jacob's Creek in the Barossa Valley said.
04 March 2008 Patriotism versus Beaujolais Consumers in Japan are drinking more domestic wine, much to the disappointment of Beaujolais producers.
Japanese wine drinkers are showing increasing support for domestic wines. As reported in the online edition of the wine industry trade magazine Wine Business International, Japanese wines, which are produced in relatively small quantities, are enjoying increasing consumer support.
08 May 2008 2008 Marlborough Vintage Not That Large Matt Thomson, winemaker at St. Clair Winery, believes that the 2008 vintage in Marlborough, whilst large, is not as big as that of 2004. Obviously, overall it will be larger as the region has grown in productive area, but per ha it is smaller.
07 May 2008 Dry summer a blessing to winemakers The La Nina weather pattern that dominated the summer of 2008, bringing drought to many of the farming regions of New Zealand, was a blessing to the nation's grape growers and winemakers.
The prolonged warm, dry summer meant that all the grapes on the vine were able to ripen fully without disease pressure, yielding good volumes of well-developed, intensely flavoured fruit in most areas.
02 May 2008 Martinborough Enjoys Magic Vintage Quality and character of this region has never been in question, although very rarely do the rather humble winemakers of this district say this to the world. Their tone may however be influenced by circumstance. Martinborough is a region that has been beset by vintages of highly variable yields over the last few years, making the business of winemaking a very demanding one for this region of boutique hand crafted wineries.
21 April 2008 Perfect Summer, Perfect Fruit Great news for Martinborough wine lovers the driest, hottest summer in over 20 years according to locals, is expected to yield a bumper vintage of high quality wines.
Wines From Martinborough chairperson Janine Tulloch, said wine makers were picking earlier than normal as a consequence of the warm summer and dry autumn.
18 April 2008 Australian Vintage increases wine production Australian Vintage Limited (AVG), formerly McGuigan Simeon Wines, said its 2008 wine crush was 183,000 tonnes, 15% more than last year. The company also reconfirmed its earlier guidance that it would make a small profit for the full year.
Grapes by the tonne The vines are bare and the nets need folding after a bumper harvest was taken from the Pohangina Valley Estate vineyard.
Picking at the Manawatu's only vineyard ended on Monday, and yesterday the last trucks carried the grapes to Martinborough where wine-maker Chris Buring was waiting to work his magic.
16 April 2008 Winemakers toast a vintage year Waikato wine growers are having the 'best season they have ever had' due to the warm dry weather.
'The weather has been fantastic,' Mystery Creek Wines director Garry Major said.
11 April 2008 The facts and figures add up to success The grape harvesters trundling along the road from one vineyard to the next tell us harvest 2008 is well and truly underway.
10 April 2008 Winemakers expecting rosy harvest This year's wine harvest in Central Otago is proving to be as successful as anticipated.
Most vineyards in the region are about a quarter of the way through the harvest.
Dominic Mondillo, the manager of Gibbston Valley vineyard, says it will be another fortnight before it is known exactly how many tonnes has been harvested but the crop could be even better than predicted.
09 April 2008 Hard work results in great vintage Gisborne should be very proud of the quality wines which are emerging complimentary to the hard work and long hours put into this year's vintage by its growers, winemakers and industry partners.
07 May 2008 The Future of Online Wine Sales This comes from a news story put out by Off License News. Just how significant is this finding that older drinkers are coming to the on-line wine sales channel?
I think it must be significant. Despite the talk about young folks being the one's helping to drive wine's sales accent, it is somewhat older folks that do the real buying of wine.
01 May 2008 Caught in the wine web Wine appears on the web in many guises, the most obvious being the recent explosion in bottles available to buy over the internet. From the virtual cellar doors of many wineries and the websites of a growing number of wine retailers, to 100 per cent online wine enterprises: wine is increasingly just a mouse click away.
28 April 2008 Wines of Argentina goes interactive for LIWF Wines of Argentina (WoA) has launched a website dedicated entirely to the London International Wine Fair (LIWF) this May.
23 April 2008 Coppola Launches New Wine Line With Online European Tour Movie mogul and vintner Francis Ford Coppola is launching a new travel blog to help him promote his new collection of European wines. Knowine.com will offer wine-drinking anecdotes and vineyard critiques from all over Europe.
11 April 2008 Smart subject lines key to e-mail marketing success, Wine Enthusiast says E-mail marketing begins front and center with the content of a subject line, many e-commerce marketers say. Because Internet users often give only a second or two of consideration when deciding whether to open an e-mail, the quality of a subject line can make or break the success of an e-mail campaign.
28 March 2008 Wine sales on the web up 38% It has been claimed that the surge in online alcohol sales in February could have been created by panic buying in anticipation of Budget increases as well as consumers ending their New Year detox regime at the start of February.
Growth in other sectors was slow compared with BWS. Sales of electrical goods fell 12.5% and clothing was up just 3%.
27 March 2008 eProvenance Unveils the 'Intelligent Bottle' for Fine Wine eProvenance, a new company applying advanced technology to assure the total quality of fine wines from chateau to consumer, today unveiled its innovative Intelligent Bottle
19 March 2008 eWINE Match(es) Wine And Food For You The right wine enriches the enjoyment of a good meal but, what many newcomers to wine don't realize, is that the right foods allow a wine to fully display its flavor.
LIWF incorporates interactive map in 2008 Visitors to this year's London International Wine Fair (LIWF) will be guided through the event by an online interactive planner.
18 March 2008 Harpers' First French Podcast approaches A panel of industry experts will host a breakfast debate on the question of 'Can France reassert itself as the number one supplier of wines to the UK market?'
09 May 2008 China looms as wine growth market The United States and the UK aren't importing as much Australian wine as they used to , but China's demand is growing.
08 May 2008 Aussie dollar hurts wine exports The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation says the climbing Australian dollar has hurt the country's wine exports during the past year.
Figures from the corporation show the volume of wine exported fell by 8.5 per cent for the 12 months until the end of April.
05 May 2008 Soaring dollar punishing wine sales THE soaring Australian dollar is costing major wine exporters millions of dollars and has caused a slowdown in bottled sales.
21 April 2008 Asia's thirst for wine benefits exporters The demand for fine wine in Asia has sent the price of the best French vintages to new highs as buyers in Hong Kong take advantage of the territory's recent scrapping of high import tariffs.
16 April 2008 Dramatic increase in SA wine exports The good news continues for South African wine makers in the international market. With a dramatic increase in exports, the stage is set for the industry to leave a pronounced mark on global commerce.
15 April 2008 Aust exporters eye Singapore trade event A hospitality industry trade event in Singapore next week will give more than 100 Australian food and beverage producers a vital platform to try to boost their exports into Asia.
Top New Zealand Wines Introduced to Russian Market Marlborough based winery, Saint Clair Family Estate, has sent its first shipment of its award-winning wine to an emerging wine drinking nation, Russia.
A country more often associated with vodka, Saint Clair hopes to offer a quality alternative to Russians, where an economic boom and growing affluence has created an opportunity for the wine and hospitality industry.
Value of Chilean Wine Exports to U.S. Increased 24% in 2007 According to the 2007 year-end Gomberg-Fredrikson Report, 31 percent of wines consumed in the U.S. are imported wines, with Chilean wines expanding by $40 million, solidifying Chile's position as the fifth largest wine exporter to the U.S. with four percent of U.S. market share.
11 April 2008 Business Assn wants Hong Kong links resumed New Zealand is being encouraged to strengthen its relationship with Hong Kong, on the back of the free trade agreement with China.
09 April 2008 Australian Wine Exports Down 2% On Year - AWBC Exports of wine from Australia declined two percent over the past year, mainly due to reduced sales to the United States.
The Australian Wine and Brandy Corp reported this week that the value of Australia's wine exports for the 12 months to March 2008 declined to A$2.85 billion.
09 May 2008 Winemaker elated over crushed-glass trial Recycled crushed glass and wine are proving to be a winning combination two years into a four-year trial.
Some 35 tonnes of crushed glass has been laid at the base of pinot noir vines at Sandihurst winery in West Melton.
07 May 2008 India's first report on alcohol released India has released its first Atlas on Alcohol, which gives a snapshot of how alcohol is produced, distributed, sold and consumed, and its socioeconomic impacts, among other aspects.
01 May 2008 Longer shelf life from new PET packaging A new PET bottle has been developed which boasts an enhanced shelf life for wine. Called the Multi-Layer PET (MLP), the innovative packaging format consists of two layers of PET with a nylon layer in between, which acts as a barrier to carbon dioxide and oxygen.
30 April 2008 WA battle over smoke taint in wine Curtin University and Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food have solid evidence that smoke can affect grapes with a resulting wine taint.
22 April 2008 Your Genetics May Determine For the last few years, a number of long-time wine industry observers, many of them in England, have addressed what they believe to be a great fallacy in the scoring of wines on a rigid, numerical basis.
21 April 2008 Beyond pesticides - vintners who see insects as vineyard helpers More vintners now consider these beneficial bugs their allies. Grapegrowers are creating sustainable habitats for them and taking a more nuanced approach to managing pests. They apply less damaging biological treatments and employ bug- and soil-friendly cultivation practices. Often, beneficial bugs are a crucial factor in ensuring healthy grapevines.
18 April 2008 Hyphenated Techniques in Grape and Wine Chemistry This book presents the modern applications of hyphenated techniques in the analysis and study of the chemistry of grape, wine, and grape-derivative products.
09 May 2008 Dude, Where's My Cork? This is as it should be, in the opinion of George Elias. George and his wife, Pamela, have a superior wine cellar at their Rooster Brother store on Main Street. And George will tell you that 10 to 12 percent of all wines arrive in a defective condition. In 90 percent of those instances, George adds, the cause is the corks.
08 May 2008 Though corks evolve, ritual remains That ritual remains intact. But the original purpose has been altered as the trend moves away from real cork as a bottle closure.
07 May 2008 Screw Cap Or Cork? With an ever increasing number of winemakers using screw caps, the debate over whether or not to carry on using cork continues.
Cork has been used for over 400 years, and many winemakers today still believe that in order to age well, wine needs gradual exposure to oxygen
28 April 2008 French vintners flirt with heresy - screw tops 'We didn't see the danger coming from the New World - where competition came with a completely new approach to wine making,' said Renaud Gaillard, deputy head of the French Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters
23 April 2008 Sonoma-Cutrer Pops Cork A vintner of top-selling Chardonnays is switching from cork to screwcap closures at restaurants in select markets, according to its Russian River Valley winemaker.
11 April 2008 Allegrini abandons DOC over screwcap ban Italian producer Allegrini has pulled out of the Valpolicella Classico denomination over frustration at not being allowed to bottle its wines under screwcap.
The estate's Valpolicella Classico will now be known simply as Valpolicella because it wants to use the closure known as Stelvin
Wine makers now prefer aluminium caps over corks Uncorking the bubbly, the iconic symbol of hi-society celebration honed into a ritual over the decades, is turning into an unintended victim, thanks to the wine industry's quest for technology upgradation.
27 February 2008 Yes, Screw Caps on the North Fork Screw caps have come to the North Fork. Using a bottling line installed in September, Paumanok has been putting screw caps on 2007 whites; the apparatus handles corks, too.
26 February 2008 Grange developing new glass closure Penfolds Grange is in the process of developing a unique glass closure which could transform the way premium red wines are matured in future.
Engineers at the Magill Estate near Adelaide are trialling a prototype glass closure which winemaker Peter Gago believes could be the answer to problems of cork taint and uncertainty over the long-term impact of screwcap on wine.
06 May 2008 Collusion on pricing for wine bottles? A delegate of the European Parliament believes the drastically icnreased prices for wine bottles may be indicative of price collusion, and has requested the EU Commission to investigate.
02 May 2008 Braille wine labels Whether it's red or white, every wine has its own character. But only one winemaker has gone out of his way to make sure his wines are accessible to people who are blind.
30 April 2008 Drink wine and save Mother Earth Norwegians will soon be able to help save the planet from global warming by savouring a glass of Bordeaux, a wine importer said on Tuesday.
For every bag-in-box of Chateau Le Cluzeau 2006 sold in Norway the importer Bevco will buy carbon credits compensating for 18 kilograms of carbon dioxide.
29 April 2008 EU glass bottle makers accused of price fixing A German member of the European Parliament (MEP) has called on the European Commission (EC) to investigate claims that glass bottle makers have been fixing prices.
17 April 2008 Deposit on drink bottles may help CONSUMERS could soon be confronted by a 10-cent refund and deposit system for most beer, wine, soft drink and water bottles, as the nation's environment ministers are today expected to investigate a new national recycling scheme.
14 April 2008 Is your cabernet a fake? Wine is the latest target for counterfeiters, so technology companies like Kodak and Hewlett-Packard are getting into the act to put a pedigree on your pinot.
10 April 2008 Aussie wine bottles bad news for the environment Packaging, not product, is the latest target in a British push to decrease the carbon footprint of imported wine.
The UK 's Waste and Resources Action Plan recently studied how much CO2 is produced through manufacturing glass bottles, and how that amount could be lessened.
10 April 2008 Bio-dynamic Farming Catching on in the Pacific NW You might have noticed a new term on wine labels ... it's called bio–dynamic. The technique involves planting with the cycles of the moon, making nettle teas to spray on the vines and burying animal parts in the field.
04 April 2008 Success for young wine makers from the Pfalz region Participants from the Pfalz region in Germany fared particularly well at the so-called Young Winemakers European Championship held in Portugal.
01 April 2008 Pesticide sprays Following on warnings issued in the European Parliament by the Green party about pesticides in wine, wine producers are trying to bring the discussion to a rational level, and state there are no dangers.
26 March 2008 Noise has residents thinking `sabotage' Marlborough district councillors have been warned that frost-fighting wind machines could be sabotaged if the council does not make more of an effort to monitor and enforce compliance.
Sharp tactics needed to trick brainy birds Anyone visiting Marlborough might think Marlburians are a little odd as they cover some of the vines, fly fake hawk kites, shoot gas guns and have a complete aversion to birds.
18 March 2008 Foreigners flock to study viticulture here A large number of overseas students are signing up for NMIT's Diploma of Viticulture and Wine Production offered through its Marlborough campus.
13 March 2008 Global warming 'fortunate': Pontallier Chateau Margaux general director Paul Pontallier has endorsed his fellow producers' views on climate change: it is no bad thing.
Some See a Warmer Future Disrupting the World's Wines Winemakers everywhere share the concern. It is easy to understand why growers in warm regions such as France's southern Rhone or California's Napa Valley would worry about rising temperatures.
05 March 2008 1500 more grape pruners needed Marlborough has only half of the 3000 workers needed for this year's grapevine-pruning season.
New Zealand Winegrowers wants the Government to allow experienced overseas workers to stay for the season, which runs from May to early September.
Turning water into wine a future challenge While wine grape prices are expected to increase and total sales of Australian wine are predicted to grow, future drought conditions and a lack of available water will be the major challenge facing the industry in the period to 2013. Managing and supplying water security will not only be the job of producers but also governments, and removing restrictions on water trade may provide benefits, according to ABARE
05 May 2008 Hot Red Hawke's Bay 2008, Christchurch Over 20 of Hawke's Bay's award winning wineries will be at the expo and visitors will be able to meet many of the winemakers who craft these stunning wines. This is an amazing opportunity to see the best of the Hawke's Bay wine industry at one place at one time in your city.
Vinexpo Asia-Pacific Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, the largest international wine and spirits exhibition in Asia returns to Hong Kong from 27 to 29 May 2008. Opening hours: 9.30 - 18.30 More than 7,500 visitors are awaited to meet exhibitors from all over the world and to attend the many presentations and tastings that are scheduled.
2008 already promises to be another resounding success for the exhibition.
01 May 2008 Wine Dinner - New Varietels to New Zealand An evening of fine dining and fine wines from our award winning cellar, this is your chance to experience the gastronomic and vinous delights before we go into hibernation for the winter.
Whilst New Zealand is famous for some varieties, there's a band of winemakers who like to go against the norm and are planting varieties more famous in their traditional 'homelands' (of which Hans Herzog is a major proponent of).
30 April 2008 Tickets now on sale to The Midland's Hawke's Bay Charity Wine Auction 2008 Tickets are expected to be at a premium again for the annual Midland's Hawke's Bay Charity Wine Auction to be held at the Hawke's Bay Opera House on June 1st. The sell out event seats three hundred people and includes a three course luncheon devised by three top Hawke's Bay winery chefs and is partnered with selections of Hawke's Bay wines.
24 April 2008 Upcoming Masterclasses at Savour New Zealand Savour New Zealand is New Zealand's premier event for food and wine lovers and is a powerful showcase of taste experiences, new ideas and techniques.
It provides greater understanding of the essence of great wines and truly great cooking and Montana and Stoneleigh are proud to be major sponsors at the 2008 event to be held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland from 2nd to 4th May.
23 April 2008 Hot Red Hawke's Bay 2008, Wellington Over 20 of Hawke's Bay's award winning wineries will be at the expo and visitors will be able to meet many of the winemakers who craft these stunning wines. This is an amazing opportunity to see the best of the Hawke's Bay wine industry at one place at one time in your city.
22 April 2008 An Exhibition Full Of Promise Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, the largest international wine and spirits exhibition in Asia returns to Hong Kong from 27 to 29 May 2008. More than 7,500 visitors are awaited to meet exhibitors from all over the world and to attend the many presentations and tastings that are scheduled.
2008 already promises to be another resounding success for the exhibition.
Frankland Estate International Riesling Tasting To Be Held In Melbourne 23 &24 JUNE 2008 Highlight of the 2-day event will be a comparative tasting of over 30 of the world’s most acclaimed rieslings from the 2005 and 2006 vintages selected by a panel headed by the Berlin-based English wine writer and internationally renowned riesling authority Stuart Pigott.
Hot Red Hawke's Bay 2008, Auckland Over 20 of Hawke's Bay's award winning wineries will be at the expo and visitors will be able to meet many of the winemakers who craft these stunning wines. This is an amazing opportunity to see the best of the Hawke's Bay wine industry at one place at one time in your city.
08 May 2008 Vineyard Foreperson - Renwick Estate, Blenheim We are looking for a capable, self motivated individual with a positive attitude, who will work well as part of a small team but is also be able to lead from the front.
Winemaker in USA on East Coast - Potomac Point Winery, Northern Virginia We have won many awards on our wines in our first year and look forward to many more with our European style wines. Winemaker must have at least 5 years of winemaking experience and management. Ability to work with the public and volunteers a must.
07 May 2008 Vineyard Foreperson - Renwick Estate, Blenheim We are looking for a capable, self motivated individual with a positive attitude, who will work well as part of a small team but is also be able to lead from the front.
Winemaker in USA on East Coast - Potomac Point Winery, Northern Virginia We are looking for a dynamic winemaker and on-site vineyard manager for an addition to our team. We have won many awards on our wines in our first year and look forward to many more with our European style wines. Winemaker must have at least 5 years of winemaking experience and management. Ability to work with the public and volunteers a must.
06 May 2008 Vineyard Foreperson - Renwick Estate, Blenheim We are looking for a capable, self motivated individual with a positive attitude, who will work well as part of a small team but is also be able to lead from the front.
Winemaker in USA on East Coast - Potomac Point Winery, Northern Virginia Potomac Point Winery is one of Northern Virginia's (USA) newest wineries and tourist destinations. We are looking for a dynamic winemaker and on-site vineyard manager for an addition to our team. We have won many awards on our wines in our first year and look forward to many more with our European style wines.
05 May 2008 Vineyard Foreperson - Renwick Estate, Blenheim We are looking for a capable, self motivated individual with a positive attitude, who will work well as part of a small team but is also be able to lead from the front.
Winemaker in USA on East Coast - Potomac Point Winery, Northern Virginia Potomac Point Winery is one of Northern Virginia's (USA) newest wineries and tourist destinations. We are looking for a dynamic winemaker and on-site vineyard manager for an addition to our team. We have won many awards on our wines in our first year and look forward to many more with our European style wines.
02 May 2008 Events Co-ordinator - Woollaston Estates, Nelson We are seeking a committed individual to hold overall responsibility for co-ordinating all events including cultural performances, dinners and weddings, as well as managing the cellar door team and overseeing operations at the cellar door.
Supply Manager / Fine Wine consultant - Fine Wine Delivery Company, Auckland We are currently seeking a highly experienced and motivated wine sales person with a true passion for the wine industry to fill an exciting new role of integral importance to the continued growth of New Zealand's leading fine wine retailer.
06 May 2008 2008 - A Milestone Year for Misha's Vineyard Misha's Vineyard has just completed their first commercial harvest after seven years of planning, preparing and planting.
'Our objective from the outset was to establish a 'no compromise' vineyard and just finding the ideal location that met all of our criteria took nearly two years' explained Misha Wilkinson'.
29 April 2008 Uncorking Opportunities for New Zealand Wine Producers in Hong Kong and China For New Zealand wine producers looking to tap into the lucrative wine industry in Hong Kong and China, the Hong Kong SAR's announcement of the abolition of wine duty and the launch of the inaugural Hong Kong International Wine Expo presents fruitful opportunities.
17 April 2008 Wine Business Solutions launches 2008 Distributor Benchmarking Survey WBS has just launched the wine industry's first distributor benchmarking survey. It's designed to provide tailored guidance on optimising profits through better returns on sales and marketing investment.
16 April 2008 Wine Business Solutions launches 2008 Distributor Benchmarking Survey WBS has just launched the wine industry's first distributor benchmarking survey. It's designed to provide tailored guidance on optimising profits through better returns on sales and marketing investment.
15 April 2008 Wine Business Solutions launches 2008 Distributor Benchmarking Survey WBS has just launched the wine industry's first distributor benchmarking survey. It's designed to provide tailored guidance on optimising profits through better returns on sales and marketing investment.
04 April 2008 Nursery Celebrates First To Be Accredited Corbans Viticulture is celebrating its achievement of becoming the first New Zealand grape propagation nursery to be accredited as sustainable by Sustainable Winegrowers New Zealand (SWNZ).
28 March 2008 Last Chance To Enter Wines for the March TiZwine Tasting This is the last week that wines can be entered wines for the current TiZwine Tasting. As previously described, the tasting will be based around Bordeaux Style, Merlot, Syrah and any other red wines that you care to enter. As always, we will also be tasting the usual selection of New Releases. However, please feel free to send in any other wines that you wish us to assess. The variety of wines that we receive is one of the joys of these tastings.
The New TiZwine WineBiZ and Tipple News Welcome to the new TiZwine WineBiZ and Tipple News - say that after a couple of glasses of wine! As you can see we have changed the appearance of the News. We just thought it was looking a little dated. If you do not allow your computer to download the images please give it a try. There is absolutely no risk and we believe that you will find the complete version much more interesting.
27 March 2008 Last Chance To Enter Wines for the March TiZwine Tasting This is the last week that wines can be entered wines for the current TiZwine Tasting. As previously described, the tasting will be based around Bordeaux Style, Merlot, Syrah and any other red wines that you care to enter. As always, we will also be tasting the usual selection of New Releases. However, please feel free to send in any other wines that you wish us to assess. The variety of wines that we receive is one of the joys of these tastings.
The New TiZwine WineBiZ and Tipple News Welcome to the new TiZwine WineBiZ and Tipple News - say that after a couple of glasses of wine! As you can see we have changed the appearance of the News. We just thought it was looking a little dated. If you do not allow your computer to download the images please give it a try. There is absolutely no risk and we believe that you will find the complete version much more interesting.
09 May 2008 Bringing Wine Home Since 2006, when the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) adopted regulations limiting the amount of liquids passengers may carry onto a plane to 3-ounce containers, vacationers visiting tasting rooms-and the wineries that want their business-have been forced to get creative.
08 May 2008 Spaces still available for tour of a lifetime Spaces are still available for the essential Spanish wine experience, personally conducted by Dr Richard Smart, is a two-week educational wine tour of Spain which will be held on 1-13 July, 2008.
07 May 2008 Leadership decision critical after buyback The ferry service is an essential part of tourism in Marlborough. And a great deal of the region's major industry, wine making, has rail as an essential transport ingredient both shipping grapes from the South to North Island or moving wine around.
06 May 2008 All Aboard the Spring Lake Winery 'Wine Train' The 'Wine Train' - brainchild of the popular 78-acre Spring Lake Winery along the Niagara Escarpment in Lockport and the nearby Medina Railroad Museum - is back and better than ever.
05 May 2008 Airline-friendly wine travel bags now available in Australia Developed in response to world-wide air travel restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags, BottleWise Duo allows travellers to once again bring home that special souvenir from their wine country experience.
02 May 2008 A taste of France in the South Island The quaint harbour village of Akaroa gives you a taste of what New Zealand may have been like if France had succeeded in colonising the South Island.
30 April 2008 OZTalk Expo Packs In Australia's Hidden Wonders More than 6000 New Zealanders attended the OZTalk Travel Expo in Auckland on Sunday 27 April 2008, and discovered plenty of new and exciting Australian travel experiences and a fantastic entertainment line-up.
29 April 2008 Draper, Derenoncourt, Dubourdieu in frame for luxury vineyard development Wealthy wine lovers will soon be able to buy a ready-made vineyard complete with internationally-renowned winemaker in the south of Spain.
In June this year, the Spanish property consortium which funded the recent Wine Creator conference, launches La Melonera, a 200-hectare vineyard and residence development near Ronda in southern Spain.
28 April 2008 China land of opportunity for NZ: Mayor Central Otago Mayor Malcolm Macpherson found China to be a country of contrasts during a visit to that country last week.
24 April 2008 Hotel, eateries designed with wine theme A boutique hotel and luxury wine-themed resort that a developer hopes will be the perfect fit for the Lodi area wine trail is being proposed in Lockeford, about eight miles east of Lodi.
