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Nga Waka Wines purchases the Lismore Vineyard - Martinborough Wairarapa
Nga Waka Wines purchases the Lismore Vineyard - Martinborough Wairarapa

Nga Waka Wines purchases the Lismore Vineyard

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3 Days in the Wairarapa - wine tastings
3 Days in the Wairarapa - wine tastings

ROADIE to the WAIRARAPA

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Launching New Zealand’s Top 100 Sommeliers

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Nowhere Bourbon 'Bourbon without boundaries'
Nowhere Bourbon 'Bourbon without boundaries'

From batch 001 , finished in Pinot Noir barrels delivering an authentic and unique expression

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Matawhero 'Church House' Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2025, Gisborne
2025, Chenin Blanc, Vegan Friendly
Matawhero 'Church House' Single Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2025, Gisborne
2025, Chenin Blanc, Vegan Friendly

Matawhero’s style of power and purity of fruit …

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Dicey Pinot Gris 2025, Bannockburn, Central Otago
2025, Pinot Gris, Vegan Friendly
Dicey Pinot Gris 2025, Bannockburn, Central Otago
2025, Pinot Gris, Vegan Friendly

A crisp, dry style with a nod to a Grigio style whilst showing the…

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Dicey Chenin Blanc 2025, Bannockburn, Central Otago
2025, Chenin Blanc, Vegan Friendly
Dicey Chenin Blanc 2025, Bannockburn, Central Otago
2025, Chenin Blanc, Vegan Friendly

A delicious wine in an off-dry expression

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Batch Winery 'Thomas Legacy' Syrah 2024, Waiheke Island
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Batch Winery 'Thomas Legacy' Syrah 2024, Waiheke Island
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Dry, tense and firmly textured with a rich core of dark red fruit …

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Escarpment Pinot Noir 2023, Martinborough
2023, Pinot Noir
Escarpment Pinot Noir 2023, Martinborough
2023, Pinot Noir

I am immediately seduced by the…

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Forager Pinot Noir 2023, North Canterbury
2023, Pinot Noir
Forager Pinot Noir 2023, North Canterbury
2023, Pinot Noir

Complex, fragrant and detailed….

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Matawhero 'Church House' Pinot Noir 2025, Gisborne
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Matawhero 'Church House' Pinot Noir 2025, Gisborne
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Varietal, new, ripe and fresh…

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Nga Waka Wines purchases the Lismore Vineyard - Martinborough Wairarapa
Nga Waka Wines purchases the Lismore Vineyard - Martinborough Wairarapa

Nga Waka Wines purchases the Lismore Vineyard

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Top NZ Wine Selection 2025

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Today’s view from the office… This morning I am sitting down to review 87 wines from the Central Otago Winegrowers Spring Release 2024. Always exciting and a privilege. And tasting on site (at Misha’s Vineyard Tasting Room in C
We love the Family we have gathered on this adventure called life. Elaine is an important part of our story. Posted @withregram • @hawk_wakawaka Time with Family, Cameron and Janet, Havelock North (New Zealand) - In 2017, so many kind people
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Topping the Manhattan Barrel. We batch our two essential cocktails - Negroni and Manhattan. The Manhattan barrel was recommended by our host in our favourite little restaurant in Harrison, NY. The Negroni is in an eight litre carboy. Both mixes h
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When we’re in California, as with all our travels - we love to share fine NZ wine. Kent owns an iconic Cheese & Wine store in Carmel-by-the-Sea - and we love spending time with him and his team, and picking up delicious cheeses. Posted @
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