New Zealand wine has cultivated and solidified its place on the global stage. Recognised as a benchmark producer for several wine styles, it is a position Kiwi wineries are immensely proud of.
To build on this momentum, New Zealand wine technology company, amaea have partnered with Vintech Pacific Limited to ensure local wineries have unbridled access to its world leading technology.
Perennially, it seems that wines could use a bit more of ‘this’, or a bit less of ‘that’ and the bottling is already on the schedule. Regardless of the size of the winery, having more time for consideration and fine adjustments prior to finishing and bottling would be helpful.
This system extracts the maximum potential from the grapes through the use of high-power, low-frequency ultrasound while helping to mitigate the effects of climate change on the grape ripening lag.
With international companies increasingly snapping up New Zealand vineyards, and Māori communities fighting for their slice of the land, who will inherit the country’s wine trade in years to come?
Such is the global decline in wine consumption, a country like Chile is abandoning vineyards, and in some cases considering removing them altogether, according to Sebastian Labbé, the winemaker for Viña Santa Rita’s finest labels, including Casa Real.
The Doctor’s Riesling 2022 has been awarded the Vintech Pacific Best Low Alcohol Wine Trophy, at the Marlborough Wines Show 2023.
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has frozen alcohol duty in the Autumn Statement, delivering a reprieve to the alcohol industry.
The UK government is expected to announce a rise in duty — the second in only four months — at next week’s Autumn Statement, which would raise the overall increase in wine duty to 30% since the summer.
Beam Suntory and Frucor Suntory have struck up a AU$3 billion partnership to make, sell and distribute premium spirits and alcohol-free drinks in Australia and New Zealand.
New Ultrawine Perseo from Agrovin uses ultrasound to enhance the extraction of colour precursors, aromatic precursors and polyphenols from grapes. Perseo can halve maceration times when used in the production of red wines while improving overall quality in both reds and whites.