CONTENTS
REGULAR COLUMNS
4 Editorial
5 From Desk of CEO, NZ Winegrowers
14 Evans cartoon - Season's Greetings
53 Dana Johanson - letter from New York
79 Peter McCombie MW - letter from London
96 Bin ends of viticultural law
98 Grape and wine industry statistics
INDUSTRY NEWS AND OUTLOOK
6 New leaders for NZW and WINZ
8 Jim & Rose Delegat: wine industry persons of 2006
35 Viticulturist Young Horticulturist of the Year
36 Supply and demand in reasonable balance
38 Historic milestone for Babich wine family
86 National vineyard growth twice last year's forecast
88 NZFSA - 85% rule for wine labelling
95 Parliament passes Geographical Indications Bill
97Air New Zealand award to inspire young winemakers ...
AIR NEW ZEALAND WINE AWARDS 2006
16 2nd vintage Marlbrough Pinot Noir wins top trophy
21 The Delta Vineyard Story
26 Trophy winners and sponsors in picture
28 Overseas judges talk about competition & our wines...
ROMEO BRAGATO CONFERENCE 2006
40 2006 Bragato Address by Prof Warren Moran-Part II
57 Value of clonal material and varieties
52 Economic effects & financial impacts of GLRaV3
EXPORT PROMOTIONS & PERFORMANCE
55 New Zealand makes impact at "Wine Asia"
89 New Zealand still doing well in UK
90 Stopover ends up- as largest NZ wine promo in Asia
REGIONS
74 Marlborough - Nautilus Estate's new white winery
77 Hawkes Bay - Ngatarawa celebrates 25 years
80 Marlborough - Frost damage could have been worse
IN THE VINEYARD
34 Organic expert's strong advice for NZ wineries
48 Global warming and our industry - Part II
66 Leafroll virus stunts vine growthy, yield, wine quality
69 Essential to control mealybugs as check on virus
83 To mulch or not to mulch?
91 New mechanical pruning equipment
92 Better management of potassium
93 Seasonal work scheme flawed
94 Marlborough preference for Nairn harvesters
IN THE WINERY
96 New yeasts from South Africa
Moran, W. (2006). How wine was established in Marlborough, Central Otago - NZ 2006 Bragato address - part 2. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 40-47.
Key words: history, regions
Limmer, A. (2006). Global warming and our industry - part 2. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 48-52.
Key words: global warming, harvest data, climate
Hoksbergen, T. (2006). Clonal material and varieties - the value to the NZ industry. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 57-61.
Key words: clones, varieties
Thomas, A., & Koller, B. (2006). Economic effects and financial impacts of GLRaV3. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 62-65, 97.
http://www.nzwine.com/assets/NZW_05_101_NB_Final_Rpt.pdf
Key words: leaf roll virus, productivity, profitability
Bell, V., & Breen, K. (2006). Leafroll virus stunts wine growth, yield, juice quality. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 66-68, 97.
Key words: leafroll, juice quality, anthocyanins, yield, sugar accumulation
Bonfiglioli, R., & Hoskins, N. (2006). Essential to control mealybugs to keep virus in check. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 69-73.
Key words: leafroll, mealybugs, vineyard management, pest management
Mundy, D. (2006). To mulch or not to mulch? New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 83-85.
Key words: mulch, vineyard management
Increase in national vineyard area twice last year's forecast. (2006). New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 86-87.
Key words: statistics, grape production, varieties
Winthrop, L. (2006). 85% rule for NZ wine labels from 2007 vintage. New Zealand Winegrower, 10(3), 88-89.
Key words: label regulations, region, vintage, variety, varieties