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Chris Howard asks, if there’s such a thing as volcanic wine, can there be oceanic wine? Above, seals on the beach where the Pacific meets the Russian River – not...
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Two interesting news titbits.
The much-loved chain of UK wine shops, Oddbins, is preparing to appoint administrators according to this...
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The most recently released vintage of Hawke's Bay's best-promoted reds.
While the last of our 2017 Burgundy tasting notes are...
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A handful of top names from New Zealand.
As Julia, Richard and I near the end of a very concentrated...
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The Wines of New Zealand Rebecca Gibb MW Published by Infinite Ideas ISBN 9781906821821 £30 Of course it’s going to...
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Another exceptional, burgundy-beating New Zealand Chardonnay.
From £21.95, AU$28.50, $30.73, NZ$33, 25.85 Swiss francs, €27.50, HK$208, CA$40, SG$48, 2,294 Russian...
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Two highly recommended and surprising whites from New Zealand. Riesling: from £11.95, NZ$18.90, SG$18.95, $14.99, CA$22, €20.95 Sauvignon Blanc: from...
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White burgundy apart, it's amazing how many of the greatest Chardonnays today are grown in the southern hemisphere. Seen here...
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Jancis reports on a world first: a hugely impressive set of verticals from a source of impeccable Chardonnays, in New...
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Around the world Felton Road is one of the most admired producers in Central Otago, responsible for really serious examples...
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California wine writer and author of American Wine Linda Murphy was a consultant to Air New Zealand in 2015 and...
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For the context of these tasting notes – all Pinot Noir and mostly from Central Otago – see Central Otago...
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Two years on from my first visit to Central Otago for the Pinot Noir Celebration 2016, I was back in...
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Pinot Noir was, surprise, surprise, the absolute focus of the Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration in Queenstown at the end...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See NZ beyond Sauvignon and Pinot for my...
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I recently pointed out in Save Spain's old vines, and Garnacha that, according to the OIV’s most recent assessments, just...
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Yesterday, at a meeting at Cloudy Bay, some of the top producers of Marlborough launched Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW), a...
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