Swiss couple buy winery (NZ)

A high-powered Swiss couple are the new owners of Kina Beach Vineyard and have plans to expand its profile and production. Achim Bauer, a partner in accountancy giant PriceWaterhouseCoopers in London, and Karin Schoch, a human resources manager in Zurich, paid just over $2 million for the six-hectare vineyard and accommodation business started by Dave Birt and Pam Robert in 1997, reports the Nelson Mail.