A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
It’s March 2025, and I’m meeting with Michael Wentworth for the first time, after a few email conversations – mostly around the selection of a dozen Sauvignon Blanc wines that …
Appellation Marlborough Wine, with CEO Michael Wentworth Read More
This collaboration between Great Little Vineyards wine merchants and Starkwhite Gallery is a highlight of the year for me. Each year is different, but each time the line up of …
Art of Wine 2025 Read More
Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) has released its Annual Collection for 2025. First launched in 2022, the initiative celebrates a benchmark selection of certified Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that showcases the diversity, …
AMW Annual Collection 2025 Read More
The Lamarche estate is located in the village of Vosne‑Romanée in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, and the family has roots in the region going back many generations. The domaine used …
Domaine Nicole Lamarche – the 2022s Read More
Wine – and especially Champagne – is here for one very specific reason: to spark joy. There’s something about Champagne that makes moments feel bigger, brighter, and just a little …
A Champagne tasting at Glengarry Read More
The Mt Maude vineyard was planted in 1994 on the steep north-facing slopes of the Maungawera Valley, just outside of Wanaka, by Dawn & Terry Wilson – and at time …
The latest releases from Maude Read More
Long before New Zealand was known globally for its wine, one bold local made a game-changing. In the late ’60s – when Gisborne was all about livestock and maize – …
50 years of Matawhero Read More
I’m delighted to visiting Huia this evening, as I’m in Marlborough for a few days, some of which is over the weekend. So, although I can visit the Cellar Doors, …
An evening at Huia, Marlborough Read More
Today I’m talking to Anne Escalle – the General Manager of Edmond de Rothschild Heritage NZ. She was born in the Rhône Valley – in France into a family of …
Edmond de Rothschild Heritage NZ with Anne Escalle Read More
Few can lay claim to having worked every grape harvest in Marlborough, but Allan Scott can. When Allan and his wife Catherine decided to settle here in 1973, he planted …
Allan Scott wines, with Josh Scott Read More