NZWG Vol 11 (4) February/March 2008

NEW ZEALAND WINE GROWER

Volume 11 number 4 february/march 2008

CONTENTS

REGULAR COLUMNS

4     Editorial & Directory
5     From Desk of CEO, NZ Winegrowers
6    Obituary - Susan Graham
6    Two Kiwis among co-chairs for London IWC 08
12   Evans cartoon - More funds for Sauvignon research
34   Letter from London, from Peter McCombie MW
89   Bin Ends of Viticultural Law
90 Grape and wine industry statistics

GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS

8 New wine standards code now 7 months away
10 COVER STORY: Unlocking secrets of Sauvignon Blanc
15 New doc. 'Guidance on Planning for Wine Industry'
18 2008 Vintage previews: Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Marlborough
21 Mark Nobilo looks back - Part II
38 IRD advises: pay tax on time, and save
39 IRD explains new 15% tax credit for research
62 British writer checks out Hawkes Bay wines
63 History of Bordeaux blends in NZ, Hawkes Bay, Part I
68 Sicily aims for quality table wine market
72 MiNDFOOD, all-purpose addition to wine media
73 New wine tutor brings experience to NMIT

EXPORT

28 London WSTF 2008 attracts huge turnout

REGIONS

32 Hawkes Bay has new regional publication
44 Hawkes Bay - Trinity Hill revels in style diversity
48 Hawkes Bay - John Hancock Aussie gift to NZ wine
50 Marlborough - Dry season brings irrigation worries
52 Martinborough - Larry McKenna, 'godfather'of Pinot
55Central Otago - Burmese cat guards against rabbits
58 Marlborough - Frost protection pays off
61 Marlborough - get in early to avoid frost damage
62 Canterbury - frost report
63 Central Otago - Nursery plants in peat pots

IN THE VINEYARD

40 Small test batches from new clones
42 Choosing the correct rootstock
74 Phylloxera - problem or opportunity?
75 Cultivation - great leap forward - or backward?
80 Mealybugs - aerial dispersal & spread of leafroll virus

IN THE WINERY

87 New yeasts increase aroma & flavour