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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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31 May 2018 It's not often our Throwback Thursday dive into the archives yields something on an almost exact anniversary...
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Last Friday was apparently International Sauvignon Blanc Day. Please forgive our rather tardy contribution to the celebrations. If you missed...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See tasting notes in A British assault on...
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With the 2017 vintage, New Zealand suffered some of the most challenging weather in recent memory. Cool temperatures early in...
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Every year the wine producers of the self-styled Gimblett Gravels subregion in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay send me (and several...
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This last weekend the gala celebration for the 2017 Air New Zealand Wine Awards took place in Hawke's Bay. Trophy-winning...
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Central Otago in the south of New Zealand's South Island is the only region in the world with which Burgundy...
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13 July 2017 To accompany Julia's tasting article on the wines of Argentine Patagonia today, we're reprising Jancis on a...
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Because New Zealand is so isolated, and so very far from both Europe and the US, when NZ Winegrowers organise...
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Our forum is populated by burgundy enthusiasts, burgundy enthusiasts who are becoming increasingly concerned about rising burgundy prices. In this...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. See also Mainly Martinborough, plus Kumeu River.
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After the New Zealand love-in that was the excellent Pinot Noir NZ celebration in Wellington (on which I will be...
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The massive changes that have taken place in New Zealand since my last visit here in 1988 were obvious from...
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From NZ$19.99, £18.60, 340 yuan Find this wine Every year I taste a dozen of the best wines grown in...
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After a disappointing 2012 vintage, Hawke's Bay winemakers have been rewarded with some really very impressive wines in both 2013...
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If you are wondering why this collection of newly released New Zealand wines, tasted in London at the end of...
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