A collection of writing about New Zealand Wine
From this week, Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers are running a “Cellar Door” in the heart of Hastings located at the Corner of Warren & Heretaunga Streets (in the popular Heretaunga St …
Hawke’s Bay Wine Cellar Door opened in Hastings Read More
A wine that looks good, tastes good, and does good? Lawson’s Dry Hills have a new label for a range of wines aimed at consumers looking for 100% sustainable winemaking. …
New label for Lawson’s Dry Hills Read More
September 12 2020 will mark 25 years of iconic Church Road TOM winemaking, with the Hawke’s Bay winery releasing the latest vintages of two TOM wines; the 2016 TOM Merlot …
Church Road celebrate 25 years of TOM Read More
Before COVID-19, and the lockdown levels we all suffered through, I had plans – tickets even! – to visit North Canterbury on a Field Trip at the end of April. …
North Canterbury Wine Collective on Tour! Read More
An exciting day recently on the Escarpment Vineyard. With vineyard upgrades in progress, the team knew it was time to set out and find the bottle of sparkling wine planted alongside …
Amazing find at Escarpment vineyard Read More
Kumeu River today announced an introduction of a membership scheme. Every year the most anticipated release from Kumeu River are the Single Vineyard wines and in particular the Chardonnays. With Kumeu …
Kumeu River CRU Read More
Never afraid of doing things differently – Terra Sancta have just released the second edition of their multi-varietal wine “The Italian”. A Special release – so special there was no …
Terra Sancta “special release” wine – The Italian Read More
Foley Wines has announced a multi-million dollar development in Martinborough to begin construction later this year. The hospitality destination will be home to Foley Wines’ brands Te Kairanga, Martinborough Vineyard …
New wine (& gin) destination planned in Martinborough Read More
A new phenomena from these times of Level-4 Lockdown, is the “virtual tasting”, performed through a computer screen using new tech like Zoom, or via a Facebook live stream. I’ve …
It’s the New Style… Read More
Villa Maria Estate has been voted as the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted New Zealand Wine Brand for 2020. It is the third time in the last five years the family-owned …
Villa Maria voted as New Zealand’s Most Trusted Wine Brand in Reader’s Digest poll Read More