Alisha Evans

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A leading figure in wine sustainability says winegrowers and wineries need to use water more efficiently as climate change shrinks rivers and aquifers, which is already happening to Marlborough’s Wairau River. Marta Mendonca, head of viticulture sustainability organisation The Porto Protocol Foundation, spoke on the issue to winegrowers from around the world at Blenheim’s ASB Theatre on Tuesday, for the Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference.