The October 2021 issue of Winepress looks at:

Cellar Doors
The summer cellar door season will be “a very different landscape” say operators preparing for a pared down offering until Aucklanders can travel again. Meanwhile, they continue to innovate to increase appeal to the domestic market.

Organic Wine
New Zealand’s organic wine sector has grown by 300% over the past 10 years, according to a new report from BioGro.

Wiggle Room
Marlborough Vintners’ extraordinary wastewater system uses millions of worms to transform contaminants into castings. Chief executive Kathryn Walker says the Biofiltro aligns with the company’s – and the wine industry’s - focus on sustainability, de-carbonisation and environmental responsibility.

Cover: Kaya Walsh was the first of four interns to work in the Vine to Wine innovation developed by three wine industry employers in Marlborough last year. “There’s so much to learn about that you would never know working in the one job,” she says 16 months later.