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A Selection of Recent Release Wines

A Selection of Recent Release Wines

February 10, 2022

Here’s a selection of some great NZ wines, including three from Martinborough, as tasted by Phil Parker. Bohemian ‘The Dancer’ Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2019 $26 Dry, crisp and mineral in the Provence rosé style. Cranberry, red berry fruit and red…

 
Nelson Chardonnays and Colin Harrison Trophy winner

Nelson Chardonnays and Colin Harrison Trophy winner

October 6, 2021

For the last couple of years Old House Vineyards has been placed second in the competition with fruit grown on their vineyard in Old House Road and turned into delicious wine by winemaker Pat Stowe. Owners, Ian Bathgate and his wife Jeanne relocated from the U.K. with their two sons several years ago and bought a former Spencer Hill vineyard.

 
Dichotomy

Dichotomy

October 4, 2021

This month, folks, we are exploring the theme of dichotomy. It’s a very cool word and I don’t often get to use it in casual convo. It also rhymes with lobotomy but that’s not particularly relevant.

 
Dichotomy

Dichotomy

September 20, 2021

This month, folks, we are exploring the theme of dichotomy. It’s a very cool word and I don’t often get to use it in casual convo. It also rhymes with lobotomy but that’s not particularly relevant. Though … years ago…

 
Winter Warming Cocktails

Winter Warming Cocktails

August 11, 2021

During lockdown last year I wrote a series of columns about delicious food you could make at home, some were quick and easy made from store-cupboard ingredients and some required a bit more input from readers. Kevin Hopgood and Aaron…

 
Choosing Top Nelson Chardonnay

Choosing Top Nelson Chardonnay

June 23, 2021

Wine producers in the Nelson region are a very lucky bunch of people, the soil and climate conditions here mean they are able to produce a number of varieties incredibly well unlike some other regions, Chardonnay is one of those varieties.

 
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