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See also Bordeaux 2013 - running late for Gavin Quinney's May report. It's a scary time for vine growers. We need half-decent weather at the right
moment or the size and quality of crop could be at risk. 2013 is the latest
flowering we've witnessed and, what with sunshine one day and... More...
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See also my introduction to Waipara and North Canterbury and notes from the regional tasting .
Below are my notes on the two producers that are in North Canterbury, outside the Waipara Valley wine region. As this soil map shows, both are on Waikari soils: hard limestone, marls and... More...
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Today would have been Robert Mondavi's 100th birthday and I understand it is being celebrated with many an event in the Napa Valley, California - which is as it should be for no one did more for the reputation of the wines of the Napa Valley, California, and the United States. I hope there... More...
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See also my introduction to Waipara and North Canterbury and notes from the Waipara regional tasting . These are my notes (and images) from visits to producers in New Zealand's Waipara Valley at the end of 2012. Tomorrow I report on two producers further north and west in... More...
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