Mission Estate Fête Tasting notes Back in the 1850s, gold was discovered in New Zealand. At the same time, Mission Estate’s winemakers were planting New Zealand’s first grapes in the fertile plains of Hawke’s Bay. Mission Estate have been turning their grapes into gold-winning wine ever since. Now, to commemorate their 160th birthday, they’ve created
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World first innovation: Mission Estate’s revolutionary new technique could minimise major economic threat to New Zealand’s vineyards. It’s the often-invisible virus that lowers vineyard yields and affects wine quality, making it arguably the most economically damaging threat to the New Zealand wine industry. Now, a world first indicator grafting technique developed by Mission Estate Viticulturist Caine
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NZ wine Sauvignon Blanc Day With the recent success of social media wine days it’s now the turn of Sauvignon Blanc. New Zealand wine should be at the forefront of the grape variety day, but have the industry bodies and larger wineries left it too late to make an impact, are consumers listening to the
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Mission Estate continues remarkable business transformation with purchase of substantial Marlborough vineyard. Mission Estate Winery today announced the purchase of the iconic Cape Campbell vineyard in Cable Station Road, Marlborough. One of the largest vineyard purchases in Marlborough for the last few years, this is a bold statement of confidence for an industry that has been
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