Bouchard Pere et Fils Fleurie Beaujolais
Most folk often confuse Beaujolais Nouveau with Beaujolais village and Cru Beaujolais, and many wine consumers often steer well clear of Beaujolais altogether. This is a mistake as its many villages and Crus often are the type of red wine that people are looking for in Summer. Beaujolais faces tough competition from all angles. Just
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Summer of Riesling
When most consumers think of wine Riesling is far from the forefront. Yet despite this an American by the name of Paul Grieco is planning on making the Summer of 2012 the ‘Summer of Riesling‘ here in New Zealand. The movement has gained worldwide media attention and is hoping to capitalise on this traction to
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Merchants of Venice – Wynyard Quarter
I don’t go looking for a bad restaurant experience, indeed I am rather picky about where I eat based on ambience, number of customers, menu, recommendations and even the way the staff greet me or otherwise. So when I find myself sitting down to write a less than good review, I know something has
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Pentolina Brook Green
Sometimes wine just needs to be put in context. For example, most wines taste better on holiday than they do when you get them home. Often these wines need the context of their surroundings, yet sometimes they let your imagination go wild and are able to take you back to a certain time and place.
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Video Wine Reviews
Nyetimber Classic Cuvee 2006 West Sussex In this episode of UnScrewed TV I get to taste English Sparkling wine Nyetimber Classic Cuvée 2006 from West Sussex England. English wine has been on the rise since the mid 2000s. Nyetimber began planting vines in 1988 and has 120 acres under vine. In 2006 Nyetimber won IWSC 2006 Yarden Trophy for Best Worldwide
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Wine News
Summer of Riesling When most consumers think of wine Riesling is far from the forefront. Yet despite this an American by the name of Paul Grieco is planning on making the Summer of 2012 the ‘Summer of Riesling‘ here in New Zealand. The movement has gained worldwide media attention and is hoping to capitalise on this traction to
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Blog
NZ wine turns up in all sorts of places After trawling through some beautiful, albeit isolated, villages, towns, and cities of Britain it quite surprising where New Zealand wine turns up. One would expect to see the major brands littered throughout the major supermarket chains and larger specialist wine stores but rarely would one imagine that a fridge half full of NZ wine would
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Written Wine Reviews
Bouchard Pere et Fils Fleurie Beaujolais Most folk often confuse Beaujolais Nouveau with Beaujolais village and Cru Beaujolais, and many wine consumers often steer well clear of Beaujolais altogether. This is a mistake as its many villages and Crus often are the type of red wine that people are looking for in Summer. Beaujolais faces tough competition from all angles. Just
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