The WineFolio Christmas Cracker for 2021
What I think should be on your festive table this year (or on your Santa List!) It’s December, and after the year we’ve had, well be looking forward to a …
The WineFolio Christmas Cracker for 2021 Read MoreA collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
What I think should be on your festive table this year (or on your Santa List!) It’s December, and after the year we’ve had, well be looking forward to a …
The WineFolio Christmas Cracker for 2021 Read MoreI’m finally getting around to talking to Dr Rebecca Deed, who was my ‘panel leader’ at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards this year. Rebecca is a Senior Lecturer in …
The science of wine: Dr Rebecca Deed Read MoreHawke’s Bay award-winning winery, Church Road, has released the next vintages of Church Road 1, its prized single vineyard offering. These single vineyard expressions of individual grape varieties tell a true story …
Church Road ‘1’ single vineyard wines Read MoreHidden in the heart of Marlborough, down a valley off the main highway is Spy Valley Wines – a family owned estate that has been called one of “the planets …
Spy Valley Wines – sustainably crafted Read MoreIt’s Day 2 of my visit to the Waipara Valley in North Canterbury, and an early morning call in to see Greystone. I’d written earlier this year about their innovative …
A morning at Greystone, Waipara Valley Read MoreI’d promised to call into No.1 Family Estate after a visit to Marlborough last year had not found time to drop in and talk to the team about their sensational …
No.1 Family Estate, Marlborough Read MoreA perfect chance last night to catch up the winemaker of the Pinot Noir that came top in the WineFolio Top 10 Tasting at the beginning of July – Austin …
Terra Sancta at La Fuente, 29.07.21 Read MoreAs last year, I’m at Kumeu River in late July, to taste the new release Estate and single Vineyard Chardonnays as part of their CRU initiative for keen supporters to …
Kumeu River 2020 Chardonnay releases Read MoreOn 17th June, I attended a presentation at Glengarry in Auckland – the subject being the Calvert Vineyard, where owner Owen Calvert was joined by Sarah Burton, who makes the …
Calvert Vineyard, Bannockburn Read MoreI’d promised to return to Northland after a couple of sensational visits, to Marsden Estate and then The Landing last year. This time, I’ve been asked to sit down and …
A ‘Regional Tasting of Northland’ at Marsden Estate Read More