Wine market booming 187 years on (TVNZ) Missionary Samuel Marsden

Wine market booming 187 years on (TVNZ)
Missionary Samuel Marsden planted the first vines in New Zealand near Kerikeri in 1819. Now, 187 years later, the country’s wine industry is booming. When Marsden planted his first grapes he reportedly noted that “New Zealand should prove very favourable to the vine”.