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A Vertical Tasting of Dry River
On Saturday evening we had the great pleasure to host Winemaker Wilco Lam from Dry River. As exciting as it is to taste wines from...
Climate Change & Wine
If you don't believe that climate change exists, you might want to stop reading about now. According to NASA, the earth's climate has changed dramatically...
A Touch of Olde England
With Jarrett returning from his travels across Europe, an unexpected surprise from his luggage sprang a bottle of English wine - my first taste ever...
Congratulations Raymond Chan
Those in the 'wine industry' in Wellington, or indeed New Zealand will know the name Raymond Chan. One of the tireless independent wine reviewers, wine...
Terroir of Burgundy Tasting
Sometimes we just need an excuse to open up some really top shelf wines, the kind of wines that are treasured around the world and...
Vintage 2017 - a Tale of Two Seasons
As the 2017 growing season draws to a close in Europe we can start to draw a line under 2017. How is it going to...
Provence - a Sea of Rosé
Leaving Bordeaux takes us South towards the Mediterranean, to break up the drive we stop for a night on the outskirts of Toulouse in the...
Vinexpo 2017 - a world of wine
Vinexpo is a spectacular global wine show, started in France in 1981, now expanded across the globe including in Tokyo and New York. Last year I went to...
Bordeaux to the Extremes
Our journey in Bordeaux continues with more visits to wine growers across the region, and it is gratifying to meet the people and touch the...