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James Millton, a pioneer of organic viticulture in New Zealand, appeared in court, charged with illegally transporting vine cuttings in his suitcase from South Australia to Gisborne.
A prominent New Zealand winegrower who established vines from an Australian cutting he hid in his luggage and smuggled into the country has been described as.
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