It’s more than a year since the Yarra Valley was hit by bush fires raging…
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World Cup dreams for Veuve Clicquot winemaker
Rugby-loving winemakers are looking for an excuse to be in New Zealand for the 2011…
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Lower alcohol survey provides few surprises
I’ve been researching lower alcohol wines lately and it just so happens, Wine Intelligence has…
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Resveratrol and the men in white coats
The latest herbal remedy renaissance is resveratrol. I can’t walk into a chemist to buy…
Congratulations to the lovely David Williams. Not to be confused with David Walliams of Little…
It’s a daunting prospect tasting more than 50 Kiwi Sauvignon Blancs before 10am. Then, just…
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Judging joys and teething pains
If you’ve ever been to Marlborough, you’ll know it has its own château. It’s not…
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Playing monopoly in Central Otago
If you had a Central Otago monopoly board, who’d be your Old Kent Road and…