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Account Manager - Eurowine, Auckland

Jobs in Wine
11 March 2010
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self motivated individual to join our Auckland sales team. As a key member of this team your responsibilities will encompass all facets of Account Management. Your sales territory will lie within the greater Auckland region; comprising both on premise and off premise channels of trade with an emphasis on traditional liquor accounts. More
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Business Administrator - Neudorf Vineyards, Nelson

Jobs in Wine
11 March 2010
This well-established super premium vineyard is looking for an experienced, capable Business Administrator to join their team. Responsible for the day-to-day accounting functions and preparation of financial statements but you will also have input into the running of all aspects of the business. More
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Cork pops on promising wine harvest

Harvest Reports
11 March 2010
The Central Otago wine harvest got off to a sparkling start yesterday. The start of the harvest was heralded by workers at Quartz Reef's Bendigo vineyard picking pinot noir grapes which will be blended with chardonnay to make sparkling wines. More
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Fears for Marlborough grape growers

General Industry News
11 March 2010
There are fears Marlborough grape growers will not be able to cover their costs as the 2010 harvest is set to get underway. More
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All change behind the vines at Goldwater Estate

Company News
11 March 2010
After thirty years at the forefront of Waiheke winemaking the island's pioneering vineyard is going back to its roots to re-establish itself as locally owned and managed. More
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Buffett Bets on Baby Boomers Drinking Wine

General Industry News
11 March 2010
Warren Buffett, who watchers had expected to buy a beer distributor, made a recent bet on wine instead, reports Business Insider, in a move that reflects the drinking habits of aging baby boomers. More
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Moth prompts quarantine in Calif. wine region

General Industry News
11 March 2010
A grape-eating moth in Napa County has prompted a quarantine that will regulate the shipment of fruit and some plants in the heart of the state's premier wine region. More
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Fine wine at 14% alcohol is impossible - or is it?

General Industry News
11 March 2010
The great alcohol debate is alive and well, with the jury undecided as to whether higher levels of alcohol make or mar a fine wine, Andrew Jefford finds in the latest issue of Decanter. More
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Alto Adige growers head for the hills

General Industry News
11 March 2010
Growers in the Italian region of Alto Adige are turning to biodynamics and climbing to higher ground to avoid the potential effects of a warming climate. More
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Decanter writer knighted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino

General Industry News
11 March 2010
Decanter contributor Sarah-Jane Evans MW was made a Knight of the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino last night. More
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New technologies play a crucial role in the buyer decision process

Research & Development
11 March 2010
The popularity of the internet as a medium for choosing wine has been revealed by a new survey by SOWINE/SSI 2010. The survey shows the internet is now used twice as much as print media for preparing purchases of wine. More
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Matthew Clark backs Chile and Rhone in the on-trade

Company News
11 March 2010
The company, which has replaced around 200 wines from its list of 1,200 this year, has signed on-trade exclusivity deals with Concha y Toro, Cono Sur and Maycas del Limari, and has launched a new range of entry-level wines in the UK from Luis Felipe Edwards. More
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Not just Icewine

General Industry News
11 March 2010
Canadian wine producers are getting very bold, planning a major tasting of what they reckon are the best Ontario Chardonnays at Canada House in London the day before the start of this year's London wine trade far at Excel. More
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Contour Estate Winery Gains SWNZ Accreditation

Heads Up
11 March 2010
Coinciding with the release of their 2008 vintage, Contour Estate is pleased to announce that their winery has gained accreditation to Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand. More
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Rare Case Of Romanee-Conti 1988 At GBP35,000 To GBP40,000 Leads Fine Wines Pouring Out Of Bonhams

General Industry News
11 March 2010
A very rare case of 1988 Romanee-Conti consigned from a private French collector is to be included in the Fine and Rare Wines auction on 25th March at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street. More
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Cork Supply Engineers Another Technical Breakthrough for Natural Corks

Wine Closures & Packaging
11 March 2010
Cork Supply(R), previously awarded the 2007 Sitevi(R) Innovation Medal for their patented INNOCORK(R) technique of removing TCA from natural corks, is announcing an exciting new technological breakthrough in their R&D for improving the quality and consistency of natural cork for wines. More
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In it for the long haul

General Industry News
10 March 2010
Buck is one of the giants of the New Zealand wine industry, with a focused vision that saw him turn the rundown Te Mata winery from a maker of fortified and apple wines in 1974 into one of the country's most consistent fine-wine producers. More
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Marlborough wineries await sav-alanche

Harvest Reports
10 March 2010
Pickers started to hand-harvest a pinot noir block at Yarrum Vineyard, a contract grower for Wither Hills, late yesterday morning in what is believed to be the first pick of the year. More
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SA bottling jobs shifted overseas

Company News
10 March 2010
The American group Constellation Brands, which owns Australia's largest wine business, BRL Hardy Wine, has laid off 40 staff at its South Australian bottling headquarters as it shifts more production to Britain in order to cope with the downturn in the global wine industry and fluctuating exchange rates. More
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Gallo reveals 2010 plans for UK market

Company News
10 March 2010
The Californian-based family-owned wine producer restructured its portfolio last year, leaving five core brands for it to focus on in the UK and Europe for 2010: Gallo Family Vineyards, Turning Leaf, Redwood Creek, Carlo Rossi and Barefoot. More

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