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While avoiding what seemed to be the main threat – control by the brewing-related companies – Corbans had become vulnerable to takeover through the heavy load of debt that …
In Gisborne’s case, the structure of the wine filiere is distinctive in several ways. The large wineries established in Lytton Road are fermentation and storage facilities rather than full …
New Zealand vines in their climates and soils Viewed from the vine’s perspective it is limiting, although often necessary, to separate climate from soils when trying to understand why …
When making still wine in the prestigious French appellations, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling are seldom blended with other varieties, although opportunities such as Bourgogne passe tous …
Johnson’s memory of the taste cannot be doubted. Yet the speculations in his second paragraph are flattering but flawed. New Zealand does not, even with the ‘perhaps inserted, have …
Experimenting with producing distinctive wines by judicious blending of different varieties has hardly begun in New Zealand. The last decade has seen major advances in blends of Merlot and …
An ongoing revolution This New Zealand story has contrasts, as well as parallels, with the French experience that inspired Dion and Gadille. The transformation of New Zealand viticulture and …
Historical geography of the vine The historical geography of the vine and wine in New Zealand is usefully viewed in a series of overlapping phases: the period of rural …