Show of Hands
What’s your understanding of the term handmade when it comes to wine? Is it the same as handcrafted? In fact there’s a whole host of hand-related terms when it comes to growing grapes and making wine. So does the intervention of a hand necessarily mean the wine is better? Perhaps having the term ‘handcrafted’ on a wine label is just a good marketing tactic in attracting a price premium. One assumes if it’s designated as ‘handmade’ or ‘handcrafted’ it’s going to be wine produced on a small-scale by a boutique vineyard – but is that necessarily the case?
This month Misha talks to Pernod Ricard, New Zealand’s largest Sauvignon Blanc producer as well as a number of boutique vineyards to find out if there’s any consensus as to what constitutes hand-crafted wine and if it’s worth all the effort.
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Misha’s feature “Across the ditch” with stories of interest to the New Zealand wine industry are published in Wine Business Magazine each month.
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