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Austrian Wine Tasting
The wines of Austria are virtually unknown in New Zealand - strange when we realise that at the end of WWI Austria boasted the third...
Wine Food Pairing - Wineseeker Staff Party
We have a small tradition at Wineseeker, a couple times a year we have a party for our staff, Michael & Katie cook up a...
Wines to Cellar
As a follow-up to my last blog about Cellaring Wine in NZ, this update is about different kinds of wines and their suitability for cellaring. ...
Silly Season
Christmas is upon us, whether we would risk it or not. This usually means copious amounts of good food and ample quantities of wine. The...
10 Lessons from Europe
1. France makes possibly the best pastry, foie gras, and cheese in the world. 2. Better to buy cheap wine than expensive coffee (honestly, the...
Passion of Barcelona
It took less than 24 hours for us to realise how different the city of Barcelona is compared with Paris. While there is an immediate...
Languedoc - Ancient Beauty
Our journey in France comes to a close in the Southern region of Languedoc - on the edge of the Mediterranean, and a land stepped...
A Year in Provence (we wish!)
And so we arrive in the South of France, and settle into the stunning but sleepy town of Menerbes. This is one of a number...
Roaming to Rhone
Today was our first in the Northern Rhone, in a small town called Saint-Peray... A small working class area near the town of Valence, known...