I’m very excited to announce the release of my first-ever Cam Douglas Master Sommelier selection of some of the best wines from across New Zealand.
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New Zealand Winegrowers launches 2021 Mentoring Programme
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The NZ wine industry is developing hardier sauvignon blanc varieties that can withstand climate change, diseases and pests…
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TICKETS TO WINETOPIA 2022….
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Do you remember the first 10 minutes of the Wal-E movie…….There is no planet ‘B’ - right? The weight of that wine bottle doesn’t indicate quality, and it’s hurting the planet.
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It would be nice to discover an animal in Aotearoa that loves to eat rabbits and won’t destroy or alter the balance of nature in the process. In Napa Valley USA, barn owls are being used as natural pest control.
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New Zealand’s latest master of wine Sophie Parker-Thomson, delves into the reasons why some people are intolerant to wine. As Sophie mentions, this is an area fraught with misinformation and is well worth a read.
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I originally wrote this article for the World of Wine Summer edition a year ago. The title was No Better Time, and while we can’t traverse the country visiting Cellar Doors enjoying wine just yet, when we can, here are some I thoroughly enjoyed.
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Natalie and I talk about her journey to becoming winemaker at Yealands, her thoughts on ‘Natural wine’, Winemaking and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
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