West Auckland – Part 2
We set off down the hill Heading off into a sparkling sunny mid-winter day, still in Waimauku, we took a detour into the Hunting Lodge. The last time I’d been …
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Villa Maria SV Seddon Vineyard Pinot Gris 2018
A single vineyard wine from the Awatere Vineyard in Marlborough. Brilliant lemon-green in the glass, with inviting aromas of cinnamon, lemon blossom and white peach. Full and open on the …
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West Auckland: Part 1
Starting at the top… Auckland offers two world-class winery days out within a half hour of the CBD. One involves hopping aboard a boat and travelling out to the Hauraki …
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Gary Crabbe, Viticulturist
A beautiful late summer afternoon in Bannockburn, WineFolio caught up with one of Central’s great characters – viticulture guru, Gary Crabbe. We stroll around the Bald Hills vineyard on Cornish …
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Matakana – Part 2
To make it down the end of the road, past ancient farm machinery and buildings then onto the Hyperion land is intriguing. To then meet the elegant character that is …
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Winemaker Series: Maude – Nessy & Dan
Back to everyone’s favourite set of chats on WineFolio… A catch up we had a while back (pre-Covid-19 Lockdown) with two of the talents at Maude Wines in Wanaka. It’s …
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Top Rating for Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay
News in from overseas about one of Hawke’s Bay’s top level wines: One of Te Awanga Estate’s flagship wines, the Trademark 2018 Chardonnay. It was tasted as part of a …
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WineFolio Top 10 wines of 2019
2019 has been a fantastic year for tasting wine – in this article I’ll look back and pick my favourite New Zealand wines of the year. One proviso – I …
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A series: Selling wine in New Zealand – Part 1
A series of interviews and articles with a theme of buying and selling wine here in NZ. Part 1: The Auctioneer. Interview: Reece Warren, The Wine Auction Room Lorem ipsum …
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Matakana: Part 1
Less than an hour’s drive north from Auckland is another rather picturesque wine region – Matakana. The area has developed enormously since it’s early day as a farming backwater. With …
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