October 2025

The October 2025 Winepress looks at:

Top 100
Marlborough has four of the best sommeliers in New Zealand – so what makes them special?

Giving and receiving
Mentoring programmes have personal and professional benefits for everyone involved

Mum’s the word
The unsung work of pastoral carers is key to looking after RSE workers

Survival of the fittest
Identifying the right microbes helps build natural defences to grapevine trunk disease

Vantage Point - Lan Zhang

Behind the Scenes - Lynne and Matt Broughan