Wine News: Winegrowers sniff fruitful vintage ahead

August 27, 2011

Warm weather and timely rainfall have prepared the way for a top vintage this year, winegrowers say.
New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive Philip Gregan said the vineyards were looking “very good”.
“The vines are looking very healthy.
“We obviously want lots of warm, fine dry weather from now on in but things are set up very well it would seem,” he said.
“Everything looks at this stage set for a very good vintage.”
Mr Gregan said it was not known yet whether there would be any oversupply concerns as the industry body was yet to carry out its pre-vintage survey on which it based its forecasts for the vintage.
That data would be available in two to three weeks’ time.
Last year, growers were being called on to repeat the previous year’s effort and keep the harvest down to 265,000 tonnes, a goal which the industry believes would “almost certainly” return it to profitability.
The wine industry has faced falling profits and markets now used to cheap wine.
However the difficulty is that the industry has more vines than demand requires. A domestic surplus that developed two years ago is coming to an end, but the coming harvest had been forecast to exceed 300,000 tonnes.
Wine is a $1billion a year export business, with volumes growing rapidly, however, the world has a wine glut and New Zealand exports more than 50 per cent of its wine.
The resulting competition and a strong New Zealand dollar have eaten into the returns, and the global financial crisis has slowed demand.
Blenheim winemaker Jane Hunter, of Hunter Wines, said the prospects for the harvest were positive, provided the weather held.
“Everything looks good at this stage. Ms Hunter said the estate had managed its crops to keep cropping levels down.
“We’re looking forward to some really good fruit from this year, all going well,” she said.
“I think there’s a general consensus that the wineries have done a pretty good job with their contract growers and their own vineyards across the valleys around here to try and keep the cropping levels down,” she said.
Canterbury winemaker Amanda Mitchell of boutique winery Braided River Wines said it had been one of the easiest years due to the absence of frosts in October and November.
“It’s been warm, it’s probably been ideal weather for grapes. We’ve had intermittent rain which has been great too,” she said.
“We’ve had good growth.
“As long as we stay warm I would say it’s going to be a really good vintage.”
Marlborough winemaker Nina Stocker of Catalina Sounds agreed that the season had been “very good” and said the estate was managing its crops carefully.

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If Philippines is part of an upcoming travel and holiday plan, wine lovers might want to visit Clark Freeport Zone just 70 minutes from Manila. This bustling new city that is slated to replace Manila as the new capital of the Philippines has the largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center. Vintages span over a century and the selection of old- and new-world wines covers all major wine regions are all available at this top-rated wine shop near Manila. Pampanga Philippines is a fast growing province. Growth in major cities such as San Fernando, Angeles City and Clark Freeport Zone has given rise to a strong demand for luxury goods, upscale dining and quality living. Absence of a good wine shop for fine vintage wine has caused considerable inconvenience to the affluent community which is forced to drive down to Manila to purchase their wines.

Yats Wine Cellars is generally regarded by Asian and Philippines wine lovers as the best wine supplier in the Philippines. This Wine Shop in Clark Philippines releases very rare wines for wine lovers in Asia.

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Leading Philippines wine supplier known for its line of fine vintage wines, Yats Wine Cellars was established in 2000 to address the requirement of a growing population of wine enthusiasts in the Philippines. Yats Wine Cellars caters to the discerning client who requires these qualities in their wines: (1) excellent value, (2) large selection of labels and vintages to choose from and (3) wines properly aged for full enjoyment.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
(045) 841 4006 / 0922-870-5173 / 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

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Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.
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Are you looking for an attractive restaurant or a nice place to eat with friends in Clark, Angeles City Pampanga? Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is a restaurant with good food and good wines for dinner located at Clark Angeles City Pampanga. Perfect for exclusive dinner venues for groups, recommended for private dinner in Philippines. A Restaurant in Clark for business dinner meeting. Private dinner place or dinner restaurant in Clark Subic Near Manila Angeles City Pampanga. Yats Restaurant is one of the Good Restaurant in Pampanga Angeles City Clark near Manila.

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