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Roaming to Rhone

By Michael Hutton

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...

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Burgundy - Ultimate Chardonnays

By Michael Hutton

And so we arrive in Beaune, the home of the wine industry of Burgundy, in the middle of the Cote d'Or - the home of...

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Riquewihr - a Franco-German Postcard

By Michael Hutton

Our time in Rheims concluded with a trip to Taiitinger Champagne, based near the Bascilica of St Remi. This included a tour of the cellars,...

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Worst Meal of... The Decade?

By michael@wineseeker.co.nz

This morning we reluctantly left The City of Light, walking 1.5km in light rain to the Gare de l'Est where we picked up our comfy...

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Paris in an Indian Summer

By Michael Hutton

Our  first day in Paris was a triumph. After a wet summer, the city is now enjoying a brilliant Indian Summer, today was brilliant sunshine...

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Headed Off to France

By michael@wineseeker.co.nz

It has only been seven years in the planning, but Katie and I are finally heading on our long awaited Euroeamn holiday this week.  We'll...

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Cellaring Wine in NZ

By michael@wineseeker.co.nz

Cellaring wine seems like such a European thing to do.  We have romantic notions of cellars dug deep into limestone hills or excavated into the...

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Wineseeker Celebrates 10 Years!

By katie.merrie@wineseeker.co.nz

10 Years – doesn’t time fly!?  June 2014 marked the 10 year Anniversary of Wineseeker.  Originally named ‘Bond Street Liquor’ – road closures and water-main replacements prompted...

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Wineseeker Celebrates a Decade

By katie.merrie@wineseeker.co.nz

June 2014 sees Wineseeker celebrating our 10-Year Anniversary. As a celebration of this milestone, we hosted a FREE wine tasting event on Friday 20 June 2014 at the shop...

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