Misha’s vineyard New Release Wines  Café Hanoi is a great fit for the recent release of Misha’s Vineyard wines. Their wines were recently used as an example of great wines at tasting in Vietnam, hosted by Reidel glasses for 120 people, and for $110 per person for the master class, run by George Riedel himself. Working
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Rick Stein chats about France, New Zealand food and wine and his time spent in New zealand. Rick Stein was one of the celebrity chefs at Taste of New Zealand in Victoria Park Auckland.

Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2012 Trophy Winners This weekend witnessed Grasshopper Rock 2010 Pinot Noir take the Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2012 ‘Wine of the Show’. After many accolades it’s fitting that this wine should win. The biggest surprise was Matua Single Vineyard Marlborough Chardonnay 2011. This wine, I tipped to possibly wine
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Grasshopper Rock Central Otago Pinot Noir takes top spot at Air New Zealand Wine Awards A Central Otago Pinot Noir has won top honours at this year’s Air New Zealand Wine Awards. The Grasshopper Rock Central Otago Earnscleugh Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010 was awarded the Air New Zealand Champion Wine of the Show Trophy at
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Air NZ Wine Awards 2012 Gold Medals The announcement of the 2012 Air New Zealand Wine Awards gold medal winners showed just how far the NZ wine industry has come in such a short time. The most surprising aspect of the show was Villa Maria’s dominance in nearly every category. Not just under the Villa
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