Pegasus Bay, North Canterbury
In April 2020 I was booked on flights to Christchurch and plans to visit the North Canterbury region of Waipara on one of my “Field Trips”, before COVID-19 sent the …
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Soljans Estate Winery, Kumeu
Soljans Estate Winery is one of those amazing local wineries that everyone you know has been to. And everyone’s got something good to say about it. Family-run, fifth generation – …
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Greystone ‘Vineyard Ferment’ Pinot Noir 2019
Started as a project in 2012, and now the subject of a PhD thesis, Greystone began to experiment with the concept of beginning the ferment – in fact the whole …
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Wet Jacket Wines, Central Otago
This is my second visit to Wet Jacket – a fairly new place that’s breathed life into the historic Bendemeer Woolshed on the main road out of Queenstown, and which …
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Man O’ War Kulta Syrah Masterclass
Although I attended two of the Man O’ War ‘Kulta’ Tasting evenings in the last year – the Syrah ‘Totto’ was the one that I missed, being away in the …
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Equilibrium Makers, Martinborough
On a recent trip to Wairarapa, I heard about a few ‘new’ labels, but didn’t really have time to arrange times to meet with everyone… so, in lieu of putting …
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Lime Rock: Central Hawke’s Bay pioneers
Finishing up my exploits in Havelock North, and then travelling towards Wairarapa, it’s an easy decision to call in at Lime Rock to meet Central Hawke’s Bay pioneers Rodger Tynan …
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An afternoon at Askerne Wines
After trying a succession of really good, and pretty smartly priced wines from the Askerne label in 2020 – including a viognier that took out the Trophy for Champion wine …
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12 reasons to love Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay
So what is it about Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay? Over a couple of extended trips down to the region in 2020, it started to become apparent, by the end of the …
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Misha’s Vineyard Vertical Tasting – March 2021
Moving from Singapore, Andy and Misha Wilkinson spend eighteen months searching for the perfect spot to pursue a new passion – a patch of land that would produce heart-stoppingly good …
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