Category: New Zealand
NZ: How many essential wine workers vaccinated undetermined
It’s a number the Marlborough wine industry would like, but it’s not a number they have to hand. Nor does the region’s district health board. So it remains unclear how many people in Marlborough’s wine industry – an essential service – are vaccinated against COVID-19.
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UK-NZ trade pact ‘expected in days’
Britain is on the brink of reaching a consensus with New Zealand as an agreement in principle is expected next week, although the full details of any potential trade deal with New Zealand the UK have not yet been released.
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Delegat Group lifts profit, dividend, despite lower sales
NZX-listed wine producer Delegat Group said its operating net profit for the June year was a record $65.5 million, up 8 per cent on the previous year’s, despite lower case sales. The company’s operating EBITDA came to $122.9m, up 5 per cent, and also a record.
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We can drink zeroes
If you’ve been perusing wine aisles recently, you may have noticed growth in low and zero-alcohol wines. In tandem with zero, low or mid-strength beers, and zero-alcohol spirits, low and zero-alcohol wines are building a bigger share of the market, a trend that is also gathering considerable momentum overseas.
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Brits to enjoy cheaper wine prices after Brexit deal with New Zealand
Britain’s latest triumph in talks with New Zealand should result in a fall in the price of goods – including wine and apples – traded between the two nations as tariffs are scrapped. And there is excitement in the Government that the breakthrough will pave the way for a speedy deal with a group of […]
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Upping exports to South Korea could reduce reliance on the Chinese market
New South Korea is emerging from Covid-19 in much better shape than some of its Asian neighbours, and New Zealand wineries are among exporters making the most of that. Source: Stuff
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How New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc upended the Wine World
A risky 1970s gamble on the grape changed the country’s fortunes — and introduced an enduring wine style. Source: Pix
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Kiwi wineries to sell to international consumers
From September, Wine Collective Direct, a global marketplace where New Zealand wine producers have their own e-cellar door, is adding a Digital Success Programme to its offering.
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‘Significant portion’ of $1M grant to go on marketing Hawke’s Bay as a tourist destination
A large chunk of $1,000,000 given to Hawke’s Bay Tourism will be spent on marketing campaigns to bring visitors to the region. Hamish Saxton, CEO of Hawke’s Bay Tourism is “extremely grateful” for the additional support the region has received.
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First time for four women to compete in the 2021 Corteva Young Vit National Final
For the first time in the history of the Corteva Young Vit of the Year competition, which has been running since 2006, there will be more women than men competing in the National Final. Following the regional competitions held throughout June and July, four out of the six were won by young women. They are […]
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Irrigation New Zealand pleased with progress made on Water Services Bill
IrrigationNZ welcomes the Health Select Committee’s final report back on the Water Services Bill that means rural and small suppliers will now have three years from the enactment of the Bill to conduct assessment and put in place mitigation measures to ensure safe drinking water. “We wholeheartedly agree with the intent of the Three Waters […]
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Marlborough winemakers in ‘no rush’ to jump on first MIQ-free flights
Jules Taylor used to do a three-week trip to the United States two to three times a year. That was before COVID-19. And while not being able to visit her biggest export market had been challenging, Taylor wasn’t trying to jump on the first MIQ-free flight she could get on.
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Easy growth drives NZ’s risky reliance on China
China’s pull is still proving irresistible to New Zealand exporters, despite the government’s call to diversify away from the trade behemoth. The foreign minister and trade minister have called this year for diversification, worried that, if relations cool between the two countries, exporters could find themselves in a similar position to Australia.
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New RSE season will be tough amid pandemic
Many Recognised Seasonal Employers expect they will struggle to survive the 2021-2022 season unless they can refresh and increase their RSE workforce through new recruitment. More than 300 stakeholders in New Zealand’s RSE scheme gathered in Nelson last month for the 14th annual industry-led conference ‘RSE: The Post-COVID Future’.
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Marlborough wine hampered by shipping delays
Shipping delays are “majorly” impacting wine exports, says Siobhan Wilson of Marisco Vineyards in Marlborough. “We have orders coming in, which we are madly bottling the new vintage to meet, to then have the containers bumped off boats,” said the general manager, sales and marketing.
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Nelson food and wine producers win recognition
Seifried Estate have blown away every winery in Marlborough (and the rest of New Zealand) with their 2020 Seifried Estate Sauvignon Blanc at a number of premium wine shows.
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