Winemaker Series

I’m in Hawke’s Bay for a couple of days – but it is Midwinter and quite cold. At Amy’s house she’s struggling to get the wood fire going to warm …

Winemaker series – Amy Farnsworth Read More

I arrive after a drive through the back roads of Heathcote to meet Simon Osicka at his family-owned property. Paul Osicka Wines was started by vigneron Paul Osicka in 1955 …

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During my recent ‘Field Trip’ to Yarra, one of my must-see places was a visit to Coldstream Hills – the label that Australian iconic wine writer James Halliday founded in …

Winemaker series – Andrew Fleming Read More

In the days before I arrived in the Yarra Valley, one winery from the area received an award from ‘The Real Review’ as their ‘Winery of the Year’. As one …

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Based in the Macedon Ranges, vigneron Michael Dhillon was named Winemaker of the Year in the 2022 Halliday Wine Companion. As well as this tremendous honour, he also registered a …

Winemaker Series: Michael Dhillon Read More

Some new wines crossed my path this last week – a delicious Chablis-style Chardonnay, and a juicy Pinot Noir – both from the Wrekin Vineyard in Marlborough. I tracked down …

Winemaker series: Daniel Sorrell Read More

As a regular judge at the New Zealand wine shows, it hasn’t escaped my attention that there is perhaps one wine that just wins and wins and wins. I manage …

Winemaker Series: Jane de Witt Read More

I’ve taken my trusty Pinot-guru Curt Thomas along on a trip to Central, and we’re at the iconic Mt Difficulty Tasting Room on Felton Road in Bannockburn, for a bite …

Winemaker series: Greg Lane Read More

It has been a couple of years since I dropped in to see Matt Connell at his original Tasting Room in Cromwell. Since then he has won more awards, and …

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I’m in Hawke’s Bay to chat to winemaker at Craggy Range – Ben Tombs. He won the 2020 Tonnellerie de Mercurey New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year when he …

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