On 5th September the workers of Matariki wines turned up to work only to find that Matariki Wines had been put into liquidation. The doors were closed and no one allowed into work. This is a further blow to the Hawke’s Bay wine industry. Earlier Villa Maria had announced that they had just acquired both Te awa and Kidnapper Cliffs vineyards and wineries.

With more wineries facing tough times, with high excise duty and exchange rates being to take their toll. The New Zealand wine industry looks set to get smaller.

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Written by Jayson Bryant

Jayson’s roots in wine began when his father literally dragged him round France and injected his passion into him. From the age of 8 his family took month long holidays in France travelling through all regions and sampling their wine.
UnScrewed has reinvented the concept of wine tasting in New Zealand and along the way found a new and willing audience. In addition to encouraging straightforward wine tasting, Jayson educates viewers about the effects of regional factors (soil, sun, wind) on wine flavours, and how to buy wine.

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