1. Marlborough Regional overview

2. OVERVIEW Wine Marlborough Organisational roles:
Governance and industry leadership
Communications
Marketing
Advocacy
Represents all 141 Marlborough wine companies and 534 grape growers
Overseen by a Board of 10, elected by above ‘members’
Team of 3 full-time and 3 part-time staff
Wide range of activities
Close relationship and similar mandate to NZ Winegrowers
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3. OUR REGION
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4. Marlborough Kei puta te Wairau – the place with the hole in the cloud
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Marlborough
Kei puta te Wairau – the place with the hole in the cloud
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5. Wairau Plain OUR REGION Māori translation: ‘Many waters’ Cool and dry
A river flood plain - extremely variable soils, from stony river wash to fine, deep alluvium seams
Approx. 45% of plantings
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6. Southern Valleys OUR REGION Cooler and drier
Formed by glacial outwash – older variable soils exhibiting stony gravels with higher levels of clay and loess-covered hill slopes
Approx 25% of plantings
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7. Awatere Valley OUR REGION Māori translation: ‘Fast flowing river’.
The driest and coolest sub region
River terraces and flood plains - alluvial gravels and clay with wind-blown loess
Approx 30% of plantings.
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8. OUR REGION
Vineyard growth
2002
2010
2014
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9. In perspective… Marlborough over Auckland City
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In perspective… Marlborough over Auckland City
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10. … Marlborough over Wellington Region
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… Marlborough over Wellington Region
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11. … projected Marlborough growth in gold
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… projected Marlborough growth in gold
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12. KEY STATS 20 years ago… 35 wine companies 2,123 hectares of vineyards
Crushed 24,509 tonnes (33% of NZ)
$13m to exports of NZ wine
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Picture: Marlborough Museum

13. KEY STATS Today… 141 wine companies 24,000 hectares of vineyards
Crushed 233,232 tonnes (75% of NZ)
$1.25b of NZ wine’s total exports of $1.5b
More than 2,000 people employed
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14. NZ & Marlborough wine export growth ($ value) 1990 - 2016
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NZ & Marlborough wine export growth ($ value) NZ
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15. Marlborough tonnes & plantings 2000 - 2016
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Marlborough tonnes & plantings
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16. KEY STATS
Vintage 2016
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17. KEY STATS
2015 v 2016
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18. Marlborough Regional overview