Features for February / March 06
Wine Exporters Forum 2005
By Terry Dunleavy
If there were two over-riding impressions from the New Zealand Wine Exporters Forum staged in Wellington late last year, they were: firstly, that the world is our oyster if we will but crack the shell; and, secondly, there is a confident commitment to do just that.
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National News
By Terry Dunleavy
Chris Lynch has been appointed managing director of Allied Domecq Wines (NZ) Ltd, succeeding Brian Johnston, who has returned to Australia. Mr Lynch’s appointment follows the acquisition of ADWNZ by Pernod Ricard. Prior to this promotion, Mr Lynch was general manager global marketing for ADWNZ.
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25th annual trade tasting in London
By Terry Dunleavy
As befitting a 25th anniversary, previous records were shattered at the 2006 annual trade tasting of New Zealand wines, held again this year in the Nursery Pavilion at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
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NZ Winegrowers honour for pioneer in UK
By Terry Dunleavy
The first ever honorary life membership of New Zealand Winegrowers has been awarded to a former Mt Roskill lady who was a pioneer of importation of New Zealand wine into our largest and most influential market, the United Kingdom. She is Margaret Harvey MW, whose sole charge company gave many noted New Zealand wineries their first entrée to the British market.
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By Terry Dunleavy
New Zealand’s second screw cap manufacturing plant, GlobalCap NZ Ltd, has commenced production in Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland, this one a partnership between an Italian multinational group; and an Auckland family with a long involvement in wine closures and packaging supplies.
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