Hawke’s Bay producers based close to the Gimblett Gravels in ‘The Triangle’ are planning to…
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One drop of rotundone is enough to make an Olympic size swimming pool smell peppery.…
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New Zealand’s export hot shots
And the winner of the 2009 New Zealand export championship is…Sauvignon Blanc.
Yes, a whopping eight…
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The hill debate continues
Last month after visiting Waipara for the first time, I noticed that the vast majority…
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Waitaki awakening
On my tour of New Zealand’s wine regions, there have been a few wineries pulling…
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The whiter side of Hawkes Bay
White varieties in New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay cover more than half of the region’s vineyard…
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Syrah vs Cabernet in Hawkes Bay
Hawkes Bay Syrah hit the headlines in the early 2000s. Its Rhone-style aromas of black…