NZWG Vol.12 (1) August/September 2008

NEW ZEALAND WINE GROWER

Volume 12 number 1 August/September 2008

REGULAR COLUMNS

4      Editorial (Letter to Food Safety Minister) & Directory
5      CEO, NZ Winegrowers (Questions for Candidates)
9      Evans cartoon (Overfl ow wine in water tanks)
55    Letter from London - Peter McCombie MW
114 Letter from USA - Dana has joined NZTE
129 Bin Ends of Viticultural Law (Distribution agreements in UK)
132 Grape and wine industry statistics

GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS

6      Newsbriefs (Obituary Gwen Corban)
8      Protest at WSMP costs
12    2008 vintage survey: north down, south up
16    Vintage review: Marlborough
22    Vintage review: Hawkes Bay
82    Vintage review: Waipara
26    COVER STORY: Art exhibition: looking down barrel
28    WIne Business Symposium: marketing brands
33    Wine Business Symposium: know your customer
36    Wine Business Symposium: Aussies turn to NZ wines
37    Wine Business Symposium: repeat every 2 years
38    Wine Business Symposium: value of IP
48    Industry personalities: Great Scott of Marlborough
66    Bragato Conference 2008 preview & guide
112 Book review: ‘The Mad Keen Wine Buff’s Road Trip’
120 30 years of Sauvignon Blanc: early memories recalled
123 Book review: ‘1001 Wines You Must Try Before You Die’

REGIONS

58    Gisborne: Denis Irwin sells Matawhero & Bridge
64    Nelson: Waimea balances growth & boutique
72    Marlborough: new marketing manager’s views
76    Marlborough: how Rapauara Vintners coped
80    Marlborough: Nigel Taylor, from meat to wine

SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING

85 Biodiversity in the vineyard

RESEARCH

88 Yeasts: how Saccaramyces Cerevisiae overpowers
117 Canada & NZ join in wine economics project

IN THE VINEYARD

92    New irrigation system
96    Irrigating at the right time
97    Land management index aid to farmers
98    Update re grapevine trunk disease
101 All new vine sprayer
103 Liquid copper’s promise against powdery mildew
110 Talks on biological organisms
116 Advice to study new water meter rules
126 Easier new system for securing multi-row nets

IN THE WINERY

106 Benefits of stainless steel tanks
108 Combatting TCA
118 NZ development records soil moisture levels
125 Monitoring vineyards by wireless network
133 NZ WINEGROWERS RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT