This publication is eagerly anticipated, as it provides an excellent snapshot of the New Zealand wine industry from top to bottom, geographically speaking. What used…
The latest issue of Cuisine magazine, Issue 143, November 2010 reflects what is becoming recognised in the categories of Champagne and N.Z. Pinot Noir of…
The vignerons of Nelson hide well that they consider themselves the smaller cousins of the neighbouring Marlborough growing region. In some ways, they have missed…
In its eighth year of running under the auspices of the Canterbury A&P Show, the International Aromatic Wine Competition offers an excellent insight to the…
It was a fun night with Sileni Estate’s winemaker Grant Edmonds in typical witty form. He bills himself as not being a public speaker. But…
Many people would say it was a brave decision to write and publish a book about Pinot Noir in New Zealand. Besides the obvious fact…
I thought I was a fairly sensitive guy, being aware of the needs of the people around me – my partner, my son and extended…