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Winemaker Hugh Crichton (one of the nominees for ‘Gourmet Traveller New Zealand winemaker of the year 2020’) was the winemaker who, along with Maxime Cavey from Hawke’s Bay Winegrowers, took …

Hawke’s Bay – tasting through the regions Read More

A series of interviews and articles with a theme of buying and selling wine here in NZ. Part 5: The Sommelier. As part of the ‘Buying and selling wine in …

A series: Selling wine in New Zealand – Part 5 Read More

On a recent trip to Wairarapa, between us we couldn’t quite find a time that worked for both the people at Big Sky wines and myself… so we resorted to …

Big Sky wines, Martinborough Read More

There are many an interesting topic you may come across now and then in the world of wine. Last week I was asked an opinion about ‘cult’ wines, and did …

What is a ‘Cult Wine’? Read More

Welcome to the second edition of the Winefolio ‘Christmas Cracker’ on the website – which is my suggestions of a dozen (or so) wines for your Christmas and New Year …

WineFolio Christmas Cracker for 2020 Read More

Beyond the Vines – The changing landscape of wine in Aotearoa New Zealand is a new book by Jules van Costello, and it proved to be an fascinating read. It …

Book review: ‘Beyond the Vines’ Read More

It’s a Spring in which visitor numbers have been decimated in our biggest City. No New Zealanders want to travel to the only place in the country that seemingly carries …

An afternoon with Smith & Sheth Read More

Quietly producing some of Hawke’s Bay finest wines, and then selling them mainly in Japan, are Osawa Wines. Winemaker is a certain Rod McDonald – well known to WineFolio readers. …

Osawa Wines, Hawke’s Bay Read More

Could this be the best new vineyard and tasting experience in New Zealand? The Landing vineyard spreads over 23 gently sloping acres, surrounded by wetlands, 1.2 million new tree plantings, …

The Landing – a taste of the best Read More