INFESTATIONS RAMPANT IN CENTRAL OTAGO

Ok, maybe “rampant” is not the right word. But Wine Spectator’s Daniel Sogg reported that New Zealand’s Central Otago region farmers have a reason to scratch their heads following a recent infestation of the destructive root louse phylloxera. This is the second outbreak in Central Otago and serves as “as bit of a wake-up call for everybody,” said Martin Anderson, president of Central Otago Winegrowers Association. The outbreak is confined to a 580 square foot section of a vineyard in