12 | Premium winemaker goes solar Another processing stream has been installed at New Zealand Wineries’ industry-leading Kendrick Rd Winery. T T from page 10 NZ Wineries REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT “Our engineering and design capabilities and service support across a broad range of technologies has been in lock step with each stage of development in the industry – it goes without saying that we understand the processing demands of Sauvignon Blanc at scale,” says Paul,. He says that Vitis & Winemakers was also consulted by New Zealand Wineries in designing a more efficient receiving area and higher-volume juice extraction processes for faster processing. “What was achieved is very much world’s best practice in respect to white wine vinification, enabling a highly automated flow of grapes from intake through to extraction, while also lifting juice quality and doing it all with a reduced energy load,” he says. Meanwhile, Harvest 2025 drew to a close for New Zealand Wineries and their hard working crew at the end of April. Alistair says the harvest went very well. “It was a very big harvest too, and the quality is typical of a good season in Marlborough for Sauvignon Blanc. “We had a good harvest crew. We had a longer season so that took some of the pressure off harvesting. In turn, that also put less pressure on equipment, so we had fewer mechanical breakdowns,” he says. Last November, Alistair and New Zealand Wineries CEO Louise Miller represented the company at The World Bulk Wine Exhibition in Amsterdam, which brings together industry leaders from around the world. “It was a really good opportunity for us to meet buyers directly and build relationships for future business.” According to the NZ Winegrowers 2024 annual report, the industry is confident about the medium-to-long-term opportunities that exist for New Zealand wine. Alistair says their clients are optimistic about future sales and the markets. 4 Kendrick Road, P.O. Box 197, Blenheim 7201 03 577 9849 gmengineering.nz admin@gmengineering.nz Steel / Stainless / Aluminium Welding – Fabrication – Engineering Winery Maintenance Engineering Proud to support NZ Wineries MAINTENANCE & FABRICATION ENGINEERING TRADETECH Proud to support NZ Wineries. www.boydwilsonelectrical.co.nz Phone 03 572 7448 for your industrial/commercial electrical work. Proudly supporting NZ Wineries COMPRESSED AIR SALES – SERVICE – HIRE Whangarei – Auckland – Hamilton – Tauranga - New Plymouth Hawkes Bay - Palmerston North – Blenheim - Christchurch BRANCHES NATIONWIDE Compressed Air & Nitrogen Specialists
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