Dry River Wines
Dry River Wines For the past decade I’ve faced a dilema. One of the most celebrated New Zealand wines just failed to excite me. “First world problem” I hear you shout. First world problem indeed, but I’ve always tried to understand their wines, and what makes them so successful. I recently had the chance to
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Recent Posts
Saint Clair Family Estate New World Producer of the Year
Saint Clair Family Estate New World Producer of the Year The exceptional quality of wines from Saint Clair Family Estate has been recognised in a leading international wine show. Saint Clair Family Estate has been awarded the highly acclaimed New World Producer of the Year at the UK’s Sommelier Wine Awards 2012. This unique competition focuses
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Mission Estate continues remarkable business transformation
Mission Estate continues remarkable business transformation with purchase of substantial Marlborough vineyard. Mission Estate Winery today announced the purchase of the iconic Cape Campbell vineyard in Cable Station Road, Marlborough. One of the largest vineyard purchases in Marlborough for the last few years, this is a bold statement of confidence for an industry that has been
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WineStars: A Million Random Wineries. One Competition. Only The Best Survive
A Million Random Wineries. One Competition. Only The Best SurvivE. Think Dragons’ Den crossed with The X Factor… WINESTARS offers the opportunity of a lifetime to global wine producers not represented in the UK market. It is a platform for success. It is the opportunity for any global wine producer to go from obscurity to
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Video Wine Reviews
Anchorage Reserve Pinot Noir 2010 Nelson Anchorage Reserve Pinot Noir 2010 Nelson From the forgotten corner of the South Island is Anchorage Family Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2010. I taste this wine with Radio Wammo of Kiwi FM and also digest the weeks media stories and lack of investigative journalism in New Zealand.
Wine News
Big Praise For Mount Fishtail Sauvignon Blanc Big Praise For Mount Fishtail Sauvignon Blanc Big Praise For Mount Fishtail Sauvignon Blanc as British Columbia’s (BC) wine sales near $1 Billion. A recent article in the Vancouver Sun heaped praise on one of New Zealand’s lesser known Marlborough wineries. Mount Fishtail Sauvignon Blanc was singled out in the article “ It’s hard to beat the
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Blog
Pinot Noir: Perception is different to reality Pinot Noir: Perception is different to reality I recently held a New Zealand only Pinot Noir blind tasting. All wines were carefully decanted and labels covered. This way it showed the wines at their best without peoples perception of marketing and region. New Zealand, and the rest of the world it seems, is in love
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Written Wine Reviews
Dry River Wines Dry River Wines For the past decade I’ve faced a dilema. One of the most celebrated New Zealand wines just failed to excite me. “First world problem” I hear you shout. First world problem indeed, but I’ve always tried to understand their wines, and what makes them so successful. I recently had the chance to
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