Hopefully some good news is on the way for our viticulture industry.

A member’s bill was pulled out of the biscuit tin yesterday that would help streamline the process required for wineries to sell samples.

As it currently stands, small wineries have to secure a separate 'on-licence' to that of their 'off-licence' in order to sell wine samples, which requires added costs such as providing a food source.

The man behind the bill is National’s viticulture spokesperson Stuart Smith and he joined Mike Hosking.

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