The January 2022 issue of Winepress looks at:

Serving Sauvignon
New Zealand’s largest ever wine research programme will create up to 20,000 new variants of contemporary New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, then use genome sequencing technology to select for the most useful traits.

Hello 2022
In these changeable Covid days, it’s hard to predict what’s going to happen in a week, let alone 12 months. But as we kick into the new year, Winepress asks some industry leaders what challenges and opportunities they’re looking out for.

Generation Y-ine - Ruby McManaway

Cover: Planting 3,000 natives along a vineyard stream seems like the perfect recovery for a weary vintage team, says Mount Riley winemaker Matt Murphy. “To chill out, not thinking about all the hard mahi we have done in the previous weeks.” Photo Jim Tannock see page 22