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New Zealand Pinot Noir producer Felton Road is an organic and biodynamic estate that has evolved in the past two decades, moving toward more precision and freshness [...] In the vineyard, there are exciting developments, including regenerative farming. Felton Road have abandoned tillage to prevent carbon loss while plowing and installed underground irrigation so it lies below the cover crop. Drones have replaced tractors, which spray sulfur on the rows for mildew protection. They are quick, have no ground impact issues and don’t damage cover crops. They have also implemented new technology that enables us to map the spread of spores in the vineyard using PCR DNA technology so that mildew can be detected before it becomes a problem, allowing the drones to spray proactively rather than reactively.
Rebecca Gibb MW, May 2024
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