The 2014 vintage wrapped up at Hawke’s Bay’s Craggy Range, as the winery launched the…
I attended a tomato tasting last week. Or, so my colleague thought. It seems that…
Blog Posts• Central Otago• Hawkes Bay• New Zealand• Pinot Noir• Waipara
My Top 10 NZ Reds of the Year
2013 has been the year for Central Otago to shine, showing off the excellent 2010…
Classic is an apt descriptor for the 2011 reds from Gimblett Gravels in 2011. Voluptuous…
When New Zealand makes an unoaked Macon-like wine with 12 percent alcohol, which is cheaper…
Blog Posts• Central Otago• Hawkes Bay• Marlborough• New Zealand• Pinot Noir• Riesling• Sauvignon Blanc• Syrah• Waiheke• wine
The best of the NZ Annual Trade Tasting
New Zealand’s winemakers descend on Lord’s cricket ground to show their wares today. While their…
Blog Posts• Bordeaux• Cabernet Sauvignon• China• Hawkes Bay• Hong Kong• Marlborough• Merlot• New Zealand• wine
Chinese designs on New World wines
Suspicions that the 2008 Mouton-Rothschild label would be designed by a Chinese artist were confirmed…
I was polishing off a bottle of Hawke’s Bay Syrah last night with a flatmate.…
Blog Posts• Cabernet Sauvignon• Hawkes Bay• New Zealand• Syrah• wine
Is that pepper or fly spray in my Syrah?
I attended my first wine trade tasting in Auckland at the end of last week.…