Strength in numbers for Kiwi wineries (NZ)

Five privately owned Kiwi wineries hope to make $10 million in sales through a fast-growing export joint venture to the United States. Called Pacific Prime Wines, the group set up its own US importing business in Oregon in February and now distributes into 14 states, from New York to California. It has made exports of more than $500,000 so far and plans to grow those sales to $10m within five years, reports Business Day.