Features for October / November 09
FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO
By Philip Gregan, New Zealand Winegrowers Chief Executive Officer
New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) has long been active in keeping the industry informed about supply and demand balance, and the need for industry growth to be based on market growth and not blind optimism or property speculation. Read Article
EDITORIAL
A personal view by Terry Dunleavy
As many within our industry find themselves distracted if not distraught over problems of survival in the currently troubled wine markets at home and abroad, there is growing acceptance that the time for talk is past, and it’s time we all got real. Read Article
2009 ROMEO BRAGATO ADDRESS
Described by one New Zealand industry leader as “an absolute rock star”, managing director of the Australian Wine Research Institute Sakkie Pretorius sees himself as fitting in somewhere between the blue sky researchers and applied researchers. Read Article
SCIENCE & INNOVATIONS
Philip Manson, Science & Innovations Manager, New Zealand Winegrowers
International wine production has been underpinned, and in some cases rescued, by science and innovation resulting from research: this was the central message from Prof. Sakkie Pretorius in his Bragato address at the recent Romeo Bragato conference. Read Article
