Bubbles
Okay. Bubbles. Fizz. Popping the cork for celebration! Nothing wrong with that. Enjoy. Wine- like food, humour and company is…
Todd Stevens Neudorf Vineyards
Each year Air New Zealand supports and showcases a selection of New Zealand’s finest wines, the Fine Wines of New…
Autumn Roundup
Here we go with some recommendations for the cooler weather and hearty indoor dining with the heat pump on! Undivided…
St Pauli Wines
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting a delightful family who recently started making wine with another couple, our…
Young Wine Vs Old Wine
Over the last month I have opened a few wines, as one does, and this time it was a mixture…
What I Drank in The Holidays
Our Auckland summer keeps going and going and long may it last. Grapes love dry, hot weather – so bring…
Some challenges for the 2019 wine vintage
As I spent a little time talking with wine-grape growers in recent weeks it has become even more obvious climate…
Flaxmore Vineyards
There is a relatively new wine label appearing on shelves and wine lists around the region; Flaxmore Vineyards is owned by Stuart and Patricia (“call me P, everyone else does”) Anderson. Located on Flaxmore Road in Upper Moutere, the couple established the vineyard in 2008 and have been selling their grapes primarily to Neudorf Vineyards,…
Masters of Methode Tradionnelle & Champagne
“All Methode Tradionnelle is sparkling wine but not all sparkling wine is Methode Traditionnelle.” Non Vintage Methode Traditionnelle is the…