“Brightness of fruit and acidity is the signature of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc,” says Brancott Estate’s…
Imagine that you are in Mendoza. You’re visiting local wine producers in the region but…
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New Zealand Vanishes – EU Blamed
Date: 4 March 2025
New Zealand was yesterday hit by the world’s rising waters, submerging the…
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Benchmarking New World Pinot Noir
There’s no escaping Burgundy when you’re at a Pinot Noir conference. The French region makes…
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Marlborough Pinot: Work in Progress
Marlborough accounts for nearly half of all Pinot Noir plantings in New Zealand so why…
I have to admit I have been questioning Central Otago’s credentials of late. I have…
It’s been three years in the making but the sun has finally decided to shine…
The wine world and his wife will descend on Wellington next week for the country’s…
Take a bunch of Master of Wine students, add a week of seminars and then…
Approaching 2013, it appears that December passed my blog by in a whirlwind of deaths…