Features for February/March 2007
From the Desk of the CEO
By Philip Gregan
A new international treaty to simplify
labelling requirements for
New Zealand’s key export markets
was signed by the Australia, Argentina,
Canada, Chile, New Zealand
and USA at a ceremony in Canberra on
23 January 2007.
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REGIONS - CENTRAL OTAGO
Nigel John Dermot Neill better known as Sam, may
have been made a Distinguished Companion of
the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM) for his
services to acting, but surprising as it may seem to the rest
of the country, down here in Central Otago he’s almost as
well known for his passion for Pinot Noir.Read Article
PINOT NOIR 2007
New Zealand wine producers need to start living up to
their clean and green image or get left behind, according to
a leading organics expert. Read Article
PINOT NOIR 2007
There has been a major changing
of the guard at one of Central
Otago’s pioneer wineries with
the “retirement” of the region’s longest
serving winemaker.Read Article
IN THE WINERY
Jo Burzynska
It’s amazing to think that it was
just two years ago last November
when the inaugural International
Screwcap Symposium took place in
Blenheim. Since then, the screwcap
has moved from being a minority closure
in New Zealand to one embraced
by the industry with such enthusiasm
that it now seals an estimated 90% of
our wine production.
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