1:10 pm today

Why has wine gone out of flavour for many of us?

From Afternoons, 1:10 pm today

Vineyards around the country are approaching harvest time, and while it is still too early to tell how the vintage will go, if it's anything like last year's, thousands of tons of grapes could be left to rot on the vine.

The reason for that - we're not drinking as much wine as we used to, in fact in 2024 global consumption was the lowest for more than 6 decades

So, what can wine growers do to combat a change in taste?

Kim Thorp - owner of Black Barn Vineyard in Hawke's Bay - chats to Jesse. 

Black Barn Vineyard

Black Barn Vineyard Photo: Havelocknorthnz.com