SAINT CLAIR FAMILY ESTATE EXCELLENCE IN MERLOT Saint Clair Family Estate has shown outstanding quality amongst some of the world’s best wines at the Mondial du Merlot International Wine Competition where the Saint Clair Rapaura Reserve Merlot 2010 has been awarded an esteemed Gold Medal. The Mondial du Merlot is an International Wine Competition hosted
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GIMBLETT GRAVELS – the best of both worlds? Is it possible to make world class wines from Syrah and Bordeaux varietals grown in the same area? In France, you would have to drive almost 500km between Bordeaux and the Northern Rhone. Yet in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, GIMBLETT GRAVELS wines from these grape varieties –
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Golden year for Sacred Hill Sacred Hill Vineyards enjoyed its most successful year ever in 2012 and to celebrate chief winemaker Tony Bish is revealing his favourite summer food matches for his gold medal winning wines. The Sacred Hill family of wines, which includes Ti Point and Wild South, won more gold medals, five star
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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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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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