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Volume 12 number 4 February/March 2009
REGULAR COLUMNS
4 Editorial (2009 - year of maturity?)
5 CEO, NZ Winegrowers (1694 - It's a long time ago')
6 Wine personalities honoured in New Year list
34 Letter from Asia - Simon Tarn (How Chinese came to love reds
36 Letter from Australia - Monty James (NZ wines lead surge)
38 Letter from London - Peter McCombie MW (Quality needed)
75 Bin Ends of Viticultural Law (No-complaint covenants)
76 Grape and wine industry statistics
GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS
9 Time for Cloudy Bay pioneer to say goodbye
22 Mechanical thinning - way of the future?
24 Export promotions in Asia Singapore, Hongkon & Seoul
30 Dubai wine buyer sees potential for NZ wines
40 No doom and gloom at 09 London trade tasting
69 Marketing-Tips to protect value of your brand
71 Tannins & polysaccharides in textural quality of wine
REGIONS
14 Marlborough Prosperity in balancing demand & production
20 Marlborough; Signs they've got the message
46 Hawkes Bay: Building on Montana's sustainable growing
51 Gisborne: Respected pioneer retires after 7 years
54 Nelson- Managing transition from Minister to winemaker
57 Marlborough' Rave reviews for new cane pruning machine
61 Wairarapa: Scottish couple re-name vineyard "the earth"
64 Centra! Otago New Burn cottage vineyard fully organic
ORGANIC WINEGROWERS
44 New association already has 50 members
IN THE VINEYARD & WINERY
66 Arbuscular mycorrhiza: natural interface of root & soil
68 Master contractors seek improved productivity
70 Aquaflex system of monitoring water flow in vineyards
74 Indigo's new platform for control of irrigation
74 Seguin Moreau buys chip maker
74 New winery equipment from Italy
NZ WINEGROWERS RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT
77 Introduction and list of projects
78 New projects
79 Leafroll virus and remnant vine roots
80 Impact of vineyard soil variability on Pinot Noir
82 Influence of crop load & vine vigour on Pinot Noir flavour