Interviews and News from Astrolabe

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 Pinot Noir

UK Wine Show 28 Matthew Jukes
Wine expert Matthew Jukes writes the Daily Mail wine column and his Top 250 is the UKs no.1 wine guide. We talk about life as a wine writer and get Matthew's recommendations for Christmas 2006 drinking.

UK Wine Show 61 Louis Latour on Burgundy negociants
Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected negociants in Burgundy. We speak to Louis Latour about the activities of a negociant and their role in producing and selling Burgundy's wine.

UK Wine Show 83 Blair and Estelle Hunt of Bald Hills Central Otago
Blair and Estelle Hunt own Bald Hills in Central Otago, New Zealand. Their 2005 Pinot Noir scooped Champion Red at the International Wine Challenge in 2007 attracting huge interest. We visited the vineyard to find out more.

UK Wine Show 27 Mt Difficulty Michael Herrick
Mt Difficulty is a top producer of Pinot Noir in Central Otago, New Zealand. Michael Herrick talks to us about the wines being produced at Mt Difficulty and techniques employed in the vineyard.

UK Wine Show 207 Allan Johnson on Palliser Estate, Martinborough
Allan Johnson is the winemaker at Palliser Estate in Martinborough, New Zealand. In this interview Allan gives us an overview of the region, the vineyards and winemaking at Palliser.

UK Wine Show 214 Ivan Donaldson of Pegasus Bay on Waipara
Pegasus Bay is a top winery in Canterbury, New Zealand run by the Donaldson family. In this interview with Ivan Donaldson we find out how the region has developed over the last 20 years.

UK Wine Show 233 Martinborough Vineyards with Paul Mason
Paul Mason is winemaker at Martinborough Vineyards, New Zealand, one of the first wineries to put Martinborough on the map as a wine region. We talk about Pinot Noir, the grape the region is best known for.
NZ wine bounty grows by 39%
New Zealand’s grape harvest has come in 39% bigger than last year.
Still white wine sparkles in UK competition
A still white wine has taken the top prize in this year’s English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition.
Fake Pinot Noir sold to the US
A wine scandal has emerged involving falsely-labelled Pinot Noir from the Aude region of France.
Cloudy Bay starts producing Pinot Noir from Otago
Cloudy Bay is launching its first Central Otago Pinot Noir, called Te Wahi.
IWSC results released and New Zealand storms in
New World wines sweep the board at IWSC
Virus may be key to grape evolution
Virus found to be part of grapes genetic heritage.
Romanian Pinot Noir, is it the future of entry level Pinot Noir in the UK?
Romanian wine has seen sales growth in the UK and recent listing of their Pinot Noir in Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, the Co-op and Majestic has helped drive growth.
Pinot Noir Top Tips
Drinks Business Pinot Master reveals some interesting trends for Pinot Noir lovers.
Interviews and News from Reds: Soft & juicy
Heart doctor prescribes red wine
Antioxidant properties in red wine reduces risk of heart disease
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.