Romeo Bragato Conference celebrates growth of New Zealand wine industry

The growth of the wine industry, exports and trade were front and centre on the opening day of the largest wine conference in New Zealand. Around 600 industry leaders gathered at the ASB Theatre Marlborough on Wednesday for the annual Romeo Bragato Conference, where speakers heaped praise on the expanding industry. New Zealand Winegrowers chairman Steve Green presented figures showing 21 years of successive export growth, from $41 million in 1994 to $1.42 billion in the year ending June 2015.