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Harvest report – New Zealand 2026
A vintage that unfolded like a novel, with tension and twists and an ultimately satisfying ending, says Sophie Parker-Thomson MW. Above, the 2026 harvest of Pinot Noir at Mora, Central...
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I published my recent tasting notes on 50 bright stars from New Zealand last week, but have since found the...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
See also my tasting notes on...
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Feb 12 – see also More bright stars from New Zealand . The following are about 50 interesting New Zealand...
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There’s almost a surfeit of news from New Zealand this morning. And I don't mean cricket, or the current likelihood...
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Find this wine So immersed am I in getting the 1,250 Burgundy 2006 notes ready for publication that it completely...
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Find the Sauvignon Find Hatter’s Hill Pinot Noir Having had more than my fair share of tasting Sauvignon Blanc from...
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For a discussion of a range of Sauvignon Blanc styles from Chile and New Zealand, see Sauvignon Blanc styles analysed...
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Find this wine I’m so glad I had a chance to taste this before going to a big showing of...
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In view of yesterday's forecast of rising prices from Marlborough, I thought you might be interested in the official report...
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Calling all NZ Sauvignon fans. Word is, according to wine trade weekly Harpers, that prices are set to rise by...
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New Zealand Winegrowers, the generic body for New Zealand wine producers prepared to pay a levy for promotional activity, has...
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Waipara is a fast-growing but still pretty sleepy little wine region near Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. For a country with only slightly...
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Find this wine Okay, so this is not the most original wine you will find, but I reckon that at...
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Phylloxera found in the Yarra Valley News comes from the Yarra Valley just outside Melbourne in the A ustralian state...
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New Zealand wine is particular passion of mine. I’ve visited this green, pristine country three times in six years. I’ll...
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