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News Update: Week ending June 9th, 2009
New Zealand Wine Exports To Japan 2009
A nation of beer drinkers who instinctively look to France and Italy for wine but
increasingly favour product from the New World - sound familiar? In some ways, Japan's
wine market looks a lot like New Zealand's did in the early 1990s, and it is this strong
potential coupled with growing knowledge and exports of Kiwi product that make it an
attractive destination for exporters.
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Constellation Announces Senior Management Changes
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, ASX: CBR), the world's leading producer of premium
wines, announced today that Jon Moramarco, chief executive officer of Constellation
International, will leave the company effective June 30, 2009. Paul Hetterich will oversee
Constellation Europe, Constellation Wines Australia, and Constellation New Zealand as
Executive Vice President of business development, corporate strategy, and international.
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No Bonus expected from Surplus
Central Otago pinot growers are reporting a harvest surplus at a time when international
demand is slowing. However, the surplus is only a negligible one and unlikely to
result in cheap "clean skin" plonk for consumers, or dumping of wine by
producers.
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Sustainable practices show Less is Better
"Less is more" was the message that came through at a workshop looking at
sustainable practices in vineyards in Gisborne this week.
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Kiwi wine bucking trends in Britain
In the last two weeks of April New Zealand sauvignon blanc became Tesco's best-selling
wine; sales were up 370 per cent compared with the same time last year. Meanwhile, market
research company AC Nielsen has released figures that confirm New Zealand wines are
selling above the market average in Britain, bucking a trend that has seen most wine
producing countries facing a decline during the current recession.
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Kiwi wine becomes top selling sauv in US
A New Zealand wine has just earned the distinction of becoming the number one selling
sauvignon blanc in the US. Nobilo's Marlborough sauvignon blanc topped the list, and two
other wines from the same stable are in the top five.
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30 May 2009: Australia takes the Trophy at Gisborne's International Chardonnay ChallengeEleven gold medals, 51 silver and 205 bronze medals were awarded at the International Chardonnay Challenge held in Gisborne this week with Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2007 from the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Australia taking the supreme prize. Runner-up and best New Zealand Chardonnay was Villa Maria Reserve Barrique Fermented Gisborne Chardonnay 2007.
Other gold medal winning New Zealand wines were
Bennett & Deller Onyx Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2007
Clearview Estate Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2008
Coopers Creek SV 'The Limeworks' Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2007
Matua Judd Estate Gisborne Chardonnay 2007
Selaks The Winemakers Favourite Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2008
Waimata Cognoscenti Gisborne Chardonnay 2008
Australia made up the balance with three remaining gold medals coming from Western Australia. They were
24 Karat Margaret River Chardonnay 2006
Ferngrove Diamond Franklin River Chardonnay 2008
Xanadu Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2008
[Top] 8 Apr 2009: Bird Wines Joins Duckhorn
Steve Bird of Bird Wines announces a joint venture with Duckhorn Wines in the USA. The new brand is Manu, the Maori name for bird. They are looking at reaching the lower price point of the market. Steve Bird says that Bird Wines is 98% export based but has recently entered into a negotiation with Cellar Select to bring their wines to retail customers in New Zealand.
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[Top] 13 Jun 2008: Vintage figures are in and it's a biggie
The New Zealand Wine Industry has crushed a whopping 285,000 tonnes of grapes this year, up 39% on last year and almost 4 times the production of 10 years ago. Marlborough alone crushed 195,000 tonnes of grapes, which is more than the total crush across the whole country in 2006. The big jump in production, which is 40,000 tonnes more than predicted, is due primarily to increased production of Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough to satisfy export demand.
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