Waitiri Creek – current releases
I’ve done a few trips done to Central Otago over the years, and visited the Gibbston Valley wineries, but I hadn’t come across the wines from Waitiri Creek on those …
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Tasting Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir – at the vineyard
We are staying at the Calvert Vineyard, and it seems like the perfect opportunity to not only walk the vineyard, but sit down with owner, Owen Calvert, and winemaker Sarah …
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A tasting of Yarra Valley wines – region by region
I’m in the Yarra Valley for four days right at the end of harvest. I had assumed that all the fruit would be in by now, but it has been …
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Recent releases from Peregrine
I visited Peregrine on my first ‘Field Trip’ to Central Otago back in late 2019, and interviewed winemaker Nadine Cross (here > https://winefolio.co.nz/?p=2288). Since then I’ve kept an eye on …
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A series: Selling wine in New Zealand – Part 6
A series of interviews and articles with a theme of buying and selling wine here in NZ. Part 6: Selling your Cellar. Back in May 2020, at the very beginning …
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Odyssey Wines: latest releases
Odyssey Wines was launched in 1994 by Rebecca Salmond, an alumni of Massey University in New Zealand and Adelaide University’s Roseworthy College. Rebecca then worked her way through some of th …
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Visiting Akitu – Wanaka
On my latest trip to Central Otago, I turned right out of the airport, and never stepped a foot in Queenstown – heading out into wine country, and out to …
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A tasting at Mt Rosa, Gibbston
Although there’s a fresh dusting of snow on the mountains around us, the morning is bright and quite toasty sitting in the sun outside the recently revamped Tasting Room at …
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A remarkable tasting of Rieslings
Tonight’s gathering of the ‘Wine Flight’ group takes place against a backdrop of traffic carnage – the city having gone into grid-locked meltdown due to an afternoon of rain (after …
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A late summer selection from Laithwaites
Starting with a white that wouldn’t be on most people’s table this weekend – Château Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2020. A single varietal white wine, from Bordeaux, in France, sealed …
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