March 15, 2019
Napa Valley Register
The winemakers of New Zealand
Although a missionary planted vines in 1819 and stated, “New Zealand promises to be very favorable to the vine,” it took another 160 years for those vines to materialize. In the meantime, the tiny country, with just 4 million citizens and more than 30 million sheep, was known for its dairy, beef and wool production.