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According to the 2021 New Zealand Organic Market Report, the organic wine sector has seen approximately 40 per cent export growth and 33 per cent domestic growth since 2017.
People have been drinking wine for many thousands of years. Wine, in its various forms, has been documented in studies of archaeology, history and literature throughout the world. Societal, cultural and medical interest in wine dates back as far as the social history of humanity. Modern research has pointed to some now well-recognised health benefits of the moderate consumption of wine, mainly with food, in a sensible manner. As research and interest in wine s health-giving properties has increased in recent years, so has awareness of organic, natural wine which is free of the types of chemicals we now know can harm human health, as well as damage the environment. Consumers are increasingly seeking out sustainable, natural products which they can incorporate into their lives. Much has been ma