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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WineFolio ‘Top 10 Tasting’ – Syrah
Another of our Top 10 Tastings that became postponed in this crazy up and down levels computer game of Auckland life that we’re currently in. But. We got there and …
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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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Celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of Folium
When Takaki Okada was growing up in Tokyo, Japan, he naturally had no inkling of the world of fine wine that he now inhabits as an adult living and making …
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The WineFolio Crystal Ball
Warning – none of this is to be taken too seriously… but I sat at the weekend, at the end of the first month of 2021 – with COVID knocking …
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Craggy Range: elegance & balance
It’s another lovely day in Hawke’s Bay when I drive down the road to have a look at Craggy Range at the beginning of December. I’m long overdue to spend …
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Hawke’s Bay – tasting through the regions
Winemaker Hugh Crichton (one of the nominees for ‘Gourmet Traveller New Zealand winemaker of the year 2020’) was the winemaker who, along with Maxime Cavey from Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers, took …
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