Organic development for vineyard, Auckland's first

I love finding out that another winery has been certified organic and this week it's Auckland's turn.
The team at Turanga Creek are fizzing with the news that their vineyards out in Whitford are now officially organic and are moving full-steam ahead toward Bio-dynamic production.
"We have been in conversion to organics for years and are now fully certified with Biogro as of March 2011, being the first vineyard in the Auckland Region to do this," says owner Mandy Allen. "It's been a fascinating journey, with many trials and tribulations. The last year has seen many changes, the planting of vegetable gardens and orchard block, growing bio-dynamic preparations and learning how to implement them. We've built our cow pat pit, so we're on our way."
This year will be their first fully certified organic vintage. For information: www.turangacreek.co.nz