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Carmenere vs Malbec
Both originally blending grapes from the Bordeaux region in France, Carmenere of Chile and Malbec of Argentina have become flagship wines of South America. On Thursday 29...
Syrah vs. Shiraz - 23 May 2014
The Tasting The same grape, but very different wine styles are produced from around the world as demonstrated at this tasting at Wineseeker. On Friday 23 May...
Wines of Northern Spain
Wines of Northern Spain April 2014 saw us hosting our 'Exploration Series' wine tasting featuring the wines of Northern Spain - from the stormy Atlantic,...
Central Crush 2014
Central Crush – An insight into the Central Otago Wine Industry Recently I was lucky enough attend Central Crush, an annual trade fieldtrip held in...
Gnocchi Parmasana with rich tomato sauce
This is an approximate recipe for the potato gnocchi dish served at our 'Amarone Tasting' - remember if anyone wants recipes for any of the dishes...
Recipe for Cocido Montanes (Mountain Stew)
By special request I've posted up the rough recipe that I used for the "Mountain Stew" in our Northern Spain tasting - or as near...
Anniversary celebration with a 1988 Vouvray!
Michael and I last night celebrated our 13 year wedding anniversary (and 15 years since I moved to New Zealand). We celebrated with a...
Summer of Riesling - Old & New
I make no secret that Riesling is one of my favourite grape varietals, who would I be if I didn't try to share this terrific...
Southern Italian Exploration
On 11 & 12 February we hosted tasting evenings exploring the wines of Southern Italy, more specifically the provinces of Campania, Puglia, and Sicily. ...