Interviews and News from Whitehaven
UK Wine Show 57 Simon Waghorn on Wine Awards
Simon Waghorn is winemaker for Whitehaven and Astrolabe, two top award-winning New Zealand wine brands. We get his views on wine awards and how winnning can help sell wine.
UK Wine Show 26 Simon Waghorn, Astrolabe and Whitehaven winemaker
Simon Waghorn has 20 years experience as a winemaker. In 1995 he began making wine for Whitehaven in Marlborough and now has his own label, Astrolabe. We discover the differences in style between the two brands and the winemakers influence.
Interviews and News for Sauvignon Blanc
NZ wine bounty grows by 39%
New Zealand’s grape harvest has come in 39% bigger than last year.
French wine banned in Australia for masquerading as Kiwi wine
A French Sauvignon Blanc, called Kiwi Cuvee, has been prevented from being sold in Australia because of its name.
Fizz put into Sauvignon Blanc
Brancott Estate launch sparkling Sauvignon Blanc.
Latest New Zealand harvest means cheap NZ Sauvignon Blanc a thing of the past
New Zealand has had a fantastic April and promises to deliver very good quality wine but quantities are still unknown.
New Zealand holds on top position as the highest average priced UK wines.
New Zealand wines command the highest average price for wine in the UK.
Sauvignon Blanc the world's most reliable grape!
US wine writer Matt Kramer says the white grape that produces the globe’s most reliable wines is Sauvignon Blanc.
Passions rise in France
Disputes overspill into vandalism in France
The New Zealand second international Sauvignon Conference delivers mixed messages
Sauvignon Blanc leaders converged on New Zealand last week to discuss everything Sauvignon Blanc. With many speakers giving different visions of the future.
The Drinks Business Sauvignon Blanc Masters results shows its value and diversity
The Drinks Business Sauvignon Blanc Master results showed New Zealand was dominant in the awards, but other countries competed well in a range of categories including golds and master awards for the UK, USA Germany.
NZ Sauvignon Blanc will be in short supply in 2021
NZ Sauvignon Blanc will be in short supply later this year as two low vintages and buoyant sales reduce supplies.
New clones promote genetic diversity
New Zealand scientists develop 6,000 new Sauvignon Blanc clones to encourage genetic diversity.
Interviews and News from Marlborough
UK Wine Show 7 Ant Mackenzie from Spy Valley
New Zealand wines have the highest average price in the UK market. Ant Mackenzie, chief winemaker at Spy Valley talks about New Zealand's largest and most famous wine region, Marlborough, and gives us his perspective on sustainable viticulture.
UK Wine Show 99 Dr John Forrest of Forrest Estate on Riesling
Dr John Forrest is winemaker and owner of Forrest Estate in New Zealand and a big fan of Riesling. We find out why the versatile Riesling grape holds so much appeal.
UK Wine Show 140 Neil Philips of Montana Wines
Neil Philips of Pernod Ricard is a brand ambassador for Montana Wines. We ask him about the Montana Terroir Series and how the different sub-regions of Marlborough produce different styles of Sauvignon Blanc.
UK Wine Show 204 Tim Heath and Siobhan Harnett of Cloudy Bay
Tim Heath and Siobhan Harnett of Cloudy Bay talk to us about reduction in winemaking and viticulture.
UK Wine Show 218 Stu Powell Frost in the vineyard
This month we talk with Stu Powell about the causes of Frost and how the topographical features effect the likelihood of frost.
UK Wine Show 219 Stu Powell Frost Protection strategies
We talk with Stu Powell climatologist and frost forecaster about how vines and grapes react to frost.
UK Wine Show 222 Yealands Estate with Peter Yealands
Peter Yealands of Yealands Estate talks to us about his winery and vineyards located in Marlborough, New Zealand.
Carbon neutral is aim for more grape growers
More wineries are setting their sights on becoming carbon neutral in order to avoid contributing to climate change.
Montana brand replaced by Brancott Estate
The name Montana is to be replaced with Brancott Estate and a new wine style is to be trialled in 2011.
Marlborough starts latest and possibly last wave of vine planting
Following a freeze on vineyard expansion since over supplies in 2008, wine growers in New Zealand are starting to plant vines again.
Squeeze on Marlborough vineyard space
Rising exports of New Zealand wine fuel demand for vineyard space in Marlborough.
New Zealand Prosecco is about to be made
Prosecco grape clone released from quarantine ready for planting.
New Zealand vineyards shaken by earthquake
Vineyards take stock after South Island earthquake
Marlborough launches NZ's first wine appellation
The new certification was driven by producers and aims to help drinkers identify the top wines from Marlborough.
