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Volume 12 number 5 April/May 2009
REGULAR COLUMNS
4 Editorial (It’s the brand, stupid!)
5 CEO, NZ Winegrowers (Surviving tough times & urban legend)
6 Newsbriefs (UK manager resigns, new honour for Jane Hunter)
28 Evans cartoon
31 Letter from Australia - Record numbers at NZ road show
36 Letter from Asia - NZ PInot Gris stars with Chinese food
39 Letter from London - Environment affects wine purchases
65 Bin Ends of Viticultural Law (Hawkes Bay as a brand))
66 Export statistics (On track to magic $1 billion)
GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS
8 Obituary - Ross Lawson MNZM
12 Royal Easter Show Wine Awards - Chardonnay supreme
13 Bob Campbell MW relinquishes judging chair after 21 years
16 Former Montana colleagues join NZ Wine Hall of Fame
20 How geogrraphical laws will affect NZ industry
26 30 years of Montana Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
29 NZ’s brand at risk from bulk wine shipments
30 Recession tighten wine industry caps
41 Why Dick Frizzell launched his own wine brand
56 NZ joins JF Hillebrand international network
58 Riesling scale consumer guide to dryness/sweetness
REGIONS
44 Hawkes Bay: EIT students help wine research
46 Wairarapa: Facing up to identity issues
51 Nelson: Blended effort works for two wine companies
54 Marlborough: Museum records 39 years of history:
SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING
61 BEST system optimises winery energy use
IN THE VINEYARD & WINERY
62 Instant recording of grapeload weights
62 New range of Agroplus tractors
63 Post drivers strong at base
64 Label printer earns EnviroMark gold certificate
NZ WINEGROWERS RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT
67 Introduction and list of projects
68 Introducing new projects
70 Mechanical thinning of Sauvignon Blanc
72 Impact of mycorrhizae on grape vines in soil