A WELCOME 2022 VINTAGE
ITH the dust settled and grapes tucked safely into wineries (or even heading out into the world as finished wines) the reckoning on Vintage 2022 is underway. The most notable fact was its size - at 532,000 tonnes it was welcome return to normality after the previous year’s sparse harvest. This year was 44% up on 2021 and producers are mightily relieved to be restocking their warehouses and markets. Marlborough, the engine room of the industry at 81% of the country’s harvest, had an increase of 54%. Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers outlines the industry thinking, stating
