Reports on the 2021 vintage
Looking at some of the figures released recently about the 2021 vintage – overall harvest was down 19% across the country, although Central Otago recorded an increase of 21%. This …
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Sacred Hill winery for sale
Hawke’s Bay winery Sacred Hill has been put up for sale by its receivers. A notice in Friday’s edition of the Hawke’s Bay Today newspaper said the receivers of Sacred Hill were looking …
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New Zealand Wine Tasting Competition
News of a new wine tasting competition over the weekend – The New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals will hold a series of regional competitions in June/July 2021 to bring people together …
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Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2021 results (and lunch)
Judging for the Royal Easter Show was a close-run thing – back in February we’d just come out of another Level-3 lockdown in Auckland which had restricted travel, leaving organisers …
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Negociants Fine Wine Tour 2021
Established in 1985, Negociants New Zealand is a distributor of premium wines from New Zealand and around the world. At the 2021 Negociants Fine Wine Tour, they will present a …
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New release: Bilancia Uvaggio 2020
A new release from Lorraine Leheny and Warren Gibson’s Bilancia label – I’m very keen to hear how this wine that we talked about in our epic interview in December …
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A weekend with the winemakers
I’m sure that this bit of news will be of interest to WineFolio readers… The winning wine of our recent Top 10 Tasting of Syrah was The Landing Syrah 2017, and …
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Hugh Crichton appointed Head Winemaker at Elephant Hill
Elephant Hill winery, located in Te Awanga, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand has announced the appointment of award-winning winemaker Hugh Crichton. Hugh will replace Steve Skinner who, after 15 years at …
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Villa Maria launch first ever organic wine range
After 21 years of growing grapes organically, iconic New Zealand winery Villa Maria is launching ‘EarthGarden’ – its first organic wine range to meet the rising global demand for sustainable …
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Changes afoot at Negociants NZ
Following a recent announcement that Clive Weston will retire from Negociants New Zealand on 28th May 2021, after over thirty years with the company, it was announced this week that …
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