New Zealand: the harvest down compared to the last two vintages (Apr 23, 2010)

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The New Zealand Winegrowers Association has confirmed that a wine harvest of between 265,000 and 285,000 tons of grapes is expected, which in any event will be below that of the 2009 and 2008 harvests, each 285,000 tons. This decline in wine production comes despite an increase in the vineyard area by 2,000 hectares to 33,000 hectares in 2009-2010.

Philip Gregan, CEO of the New Zealand Winegrowers Association, is not surprised: “The challenging global environment in which New Zealand wines are being marketed and sold, means producers will continue to focus on the key element in New Zealand wines’ export success of the past two decades – producing world class grapes and wines. The prospect of a slightly reduced vintage, despite a further increase in the wine producing area, testifies to that quality focus”.

The harvest began in late February in the northernmost vineyards: “In some wine regions the harvest seems to be running a week or two later than last year “indicated Phil Gregan, “but the prospects for the vintage are looking good. The key for a successful harvest will be the weather over the next two months.”

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices.  Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world.  As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.  Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

Wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone, Loire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Alsace, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Chile and Argentina etc. are well represented in this Clark Wine Shop.

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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.