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December 13, 2009 New York Times on New Zealand wine
“…just as the global economy went into a tailspin, nature played a cruel joke on New Zealand vintners. While frosts had limited the country’s crop in previous years, last year brought a record harvest — 39 percent larger than that of the year before. The harvest this year was another bumper crop, equivalent in size to that of 2008.”
In one para this article captures the state of the New Zealand wine industry, particularly when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc.
On the plus side, as a drinker, lots of good value wines out there.
Full story here <link>
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