Interviews and News for New Zealand |
UK Wine Show 58 Sioban Harnett Viticulturist at Cloudy Bay Part 1 |
 | Sioban Harnett is the viticulturist at Cloudy Bay, New Zealand's iconic winery. We talk about the different jobs of a viticulturist throughout the growing season.
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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 84 Blair and Estelle Hunt on Sustainable Viticulture |
 | Blair and Estelle Hunt of Bald Hills,Central Otago have recently won an international award for sustainable viticulture. We ask what it means to be sustainable in the clean, green land we call New Zealand. |
UK Wine Show 85 Greg Hay on Sustainable Viticulture |
 | Greg Hay of Peregrine Wines has been involved in the Central Otago wine industry for 21 years. We talk to him about the Peregrine winery and the New Zealand sustainable wine programme. |
UK Wine Show 90 Greg Hay on the Otago, New Zealand |
| Greg Hay of Peregrine Wines set up Chard Farm in Central Otago in 1986. We find out how the Otago wine region divides up and how Greg has been played his part in its success. |
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 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. |
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 117 Tim Finn of Neudorf Vineyards on UV Light |
 | Tim Finn established Neudorf Vineyards 30 years ago in 1978 in the village of Neudorf, Nelson in New Zealand's South Island. Tim has been experimenting with UV light to achieve the perfect balance between flavour and sugar. |
UK Wine Show 180 Villa Maria with Sir George Fistonich |
 | Villa Maria is the largest privately owned wine company in New Zealand but was set up as a one-man band business in 1961 by George Fistonich. George tells us the story of Villa Maria and the highs and lows. |
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. |
NZ wine bounty grows by 39% |
New Zealand’s grape harvest has come in 39% bigger than last year. |
Online tool helps wine industry track carbon footprint |
A carbon calculator has been developed for the wine industry to help producers assess the environmental impact of their activities. |
Australia top New Zealand exports |
Australia has become New Zealand’s largest export market for wine. |
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. |
NZ bigger than Germany in the UK |
According to latest data for the year ending March 2010 New Zealand has overtaken Germany in sales to the UK off-trade market. |
NZ welcomes smaller vintage |
The 2010 New Zealand vintage has come in 19,000 tonnes smaller than in 2009, at 266,000 tonnes |
