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Country Life: Discovering a sweet spot for grapevines in the Bay of Islands
Old grape vines clambering over a tumbledown shed were the start of Jake Dromgool's wine-growing venture. He's grown a dizzying array of varieties on the volcanic soils outside Kerikeri.
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View from the Vines - Cheers!
It's been two years since Country Life started following Te Hera vineyard's John Douglas through a vintage. 2020 turned out to be an interesting one, with harvest occurring during the pandemic… Audio
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View from the Vines: Into the Barrel
We're back at Te Hera Vineyard where winemaker John Douglas has had an unusually solitary time, thanks to Covid-19, nurturing his fermenting grapes, measuring sugar levels and pressing the grapes… Audio
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View from the Vines: Grape harvest in a pandemic
The Covid-19 outbreak has meant tricky times for grape growers in the midst of harvest. There are fewer workers around to bring in the grapes and many winegrowers like John Douglas of Te Hera Vineyard… Audio
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View from the Vines: Nets On
It's nearing the end of veraison - a significant time in the vineyard when the berries start to change colour, developing flavour ready for harvest. We've been following John Douglas as he works his… Audio
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View from the Vines: Standing out from the Wine Crowd
In the third of the View from the Vines series, we tidy up the vine canopy with winemaker John Douglas before heading into the barrel room with a hen party who've arrived for a tasting. Audio
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A View from the Vines: John Douglas vs Jack Frost
Last year, John Douglas lost 70 percent of his vineyard to frost. This season he's out in the nerve-jangling wee hours frost-fighting and watching the temperature drop. Audio
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A View from the Vines - the Winter Haircut
John Douglas runs the tiny Te Hera vineyard on Te Muna Road just out of Martinborough in South Wairarapa. Pruning is coming to an end and it's been a long hard slog for the former psychiatric nurse… Audio
