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Review Date: 04-May-2012
Earlier this week we had a couple of excellent tastings, one a Spanish Sojourn and the other of 2009 Cote de Nuits wines. We’d like to let you know about a couple of wines that stood out for offering both value and interest. More...
Review Date: 04-Apr-2012
So wood is not so much a cosmetic enhancement as a means to an end - so far so good. But for the assembled tasters in New Zealand in 2012, the wines real significance are as a reference point for cool climate chardonnays, especially those from places like Waipara and Central Otago. More...
Review Date: 04-Apr-2012
The 2010 bottlings of Pahi, Kiwa, Te Rehua and of course Kupe are clearly the strongest group yet exhibiting a solid core of fruit, great complexity and clear definition of the vineyard they are from. More...
Review Date: 22-Feb-2012
Who better to turn to than that Riesling renegade Andrew Hedley? Quicker than you can say trockenbeerenauslese Andrew had agreed to host the tasting and was suggesting wines from all manner of places including countries such as Slovenia, Italy and Portugal, would you believe. More...
Review Date: 22-Nov-2011
This is not just a ‘show’ wine, gussied up with oak and alcohol. More...
Review Date: 18-Nov-2011
Another great night in the Regional tasting room as we looked at wines from Toscana and Piedmont with Asia Pacific export manager at Antinori. More...
Review Date: 02-Nov-2011
Richard Sherriff went to the Ch de Sours/Clos Cantenac tasting the other night and was well impressed More...
Review Date: 27-Sep-2011
Winemaker Dr Andrew Hedley and the assistant winemaker Andrew Brown evidently lost a few years of their lives with the effort involved in turning rotting grapes into liquid gold. From a wine lovers point of view it was undoubtedly worth it, their loss is our gain! More...
Review Date: 06-Sep-2011
We tasted the Mt Difficulty wines with winemaker Matt Dicey last week. Click the highlighted word 'MORE' coming up if you're interested in reading about it. More...
Review Date: 04-May-2011
Tom and Kupe, they a top pair of Kiwi mates and you’ll really enjoy their company over the next few years. More...