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Samantha Cole-Johnson
Saturday 14 March 2026
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Saturday 7 February 2026
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Greywacke, Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
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New Zealand wine is enjoying quite extraordinary popularity at the moment – and I don't think it is just because...
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Pinot Noir New Zealand 2010 has already begun today in Wellington and continues for the rest of the week. The...
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One important feature of tomorrow’s annual generic tasting of New Zealand wines in its major export market the UK will...
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Rod Easthope, winemaker at Craggy Range in New Zealand with quite a bit of South African winemaking experience under his...
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A request in this thread in member's forum for tasting notes for the admirable Dog Point wines reminded me that...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
See 160 new NZ tasting notes...
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