New Zealand’s domestic wine market fell by 14%…..
Read MoreSommelier course and exams - Introductory Sommelier Course and Exam: 17-19th September 2023
Read MoreWhat if this happened to a town in New Zealand unexpectedly driven by a local spirits producer?
Read MoreCyclone Gabrielle was starting to threaten the schedule so we had a 4.30 am start for Wellington the next days to make a flight away from the north island to Christchurch then north again to Marlborough……
Read MoreClos Henri uses natural methods from the vineyard to the winery, practices dry farming and has been fully certified organic by the harvest of 2013. Winemaker Damian Yvon crafts exceptional wines.
Read MoreFine Wines of New Zealand Tour - Part 2 Hawkes Bay - Craggy Range
Read MoreOn behalf of all Hawke’s Bay vignerons, thanks to each and every one of you for the heartfelt messages we have had from the wine community all over the world following the cyclone….
Read MoreInaugural Fine Wines of New Zealand Tour
Read MoreOver 5 days 68 champion sommeliers, from 65 countries, competed for the title of Association of Sommeliers International (ASI) World Best Sommelier 2023.
Read MoreMy wife and I were in Hawkes Bay just a few days before Gabrielle stopped by and unleashed her destructive power….
Read Morea deliberate reversal by the Union des Maisons de Champagne undoing the ‘no herbicide’ program….
Read MoreThere was a time in New Zealand and other countries when nearly all sparkling wine was labelled Champagne….
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