Wine in New Zealand - New Report Available
The record New Zealand grape harvests of 2008 and 2009 (285,000 tonnes) were followed by a reduced harvest in 2010 of 265,000 tonnes and a record vintage in 2011 of 328,000 tonnes. 2012, however, saw an 18% decline to 269,000 tonnes due to poor weather conditions during the 2011-2012 summer. An example of the impact of the reduced harvest was through the final price of NZ$1,315 per tonne that growers expected for the 2012 crop of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, representing...
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