NZWG Vol 11 (3) December 2007/January 2008

NEW ZEALAND WINE GROWER

Volume 11 number 3 december 2007/january 2008

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CONTENTS

REGULAR COLUMNS

4    Editorial & Directory
5    From Desk of CEO, NZ Winegrowers
6    New Zealand Wine Personality of 2007
18 Letter from London, from Peter McCombie MW
26 Evans cartoon - A Christmas gift?
66 Sustainable Winegrowing NZ: Grape Futures
96 Bin Ends of Viticultural Law
98 Grape and wine industry statistics

GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS

19 Departure, new faces at Winegrowers office
22 Latest Legend of New Zealand Wine
28 Wins & warnings for NZ at IWSC 2007
32   Mark Nobilo looks back to early days of viticulture
48 Top NZ horticultural title to Hawkes Bay viticulturist
52   Screw caps in France: Marchons! Marchons!
58   Single mindedness needed for Bordeaux blends
63   Pinot Gris/Grigio: NZ's grape white hope?
87   Lincoln graduate wins with grapevine mulch treatment
96   Act now for 2008 seasonal labour in vineyards

AIR NEW ZEALAND WINE AWARDS 2007

38 Syrah and aromatic whites to the fore
44 Comments by ovserseas judges

EXPORT

49   NZ wine well received in Singapore & Hong Kong
90   How wine bought & sold in UK restaurants
93   Top US wine professionals rate New Zealand wines

REGIONS

12   Marlborough honours Gerry Gregg's 31 years
68   Marlborough - wife's back inspires vine stripper
70   Martinborough - dedication to reputation for quality
74   Martinborough - Trophy 'life changing' for Julicher
75   Central Otago - Bald Hills wins for wine & environment
78   Marlborough - Eucalypts show promise as vy'd posts
83   Waitaki - Vineyards benefit from cover crops

IN THE VINEYARD

77   Soil nutrients - why they need to be improved
80   Control of black beetle & white-fringed weevil
88 Foliar nutrient re-launched under new name
89   Cream helps uptake of soil elements
95   Vineyard mower for New Zealand conditions

REFERENCES

Thomson, J. (2007). Pinot Gris/Grigio: is this the grape white hope? New Zealand Winegrower, 11(3), 63-65.

Graham, A. (2007). Control of black beetle and white-fringed weevils. New Zealand Winegrower, 11(3), 80-82.