What I'm drinking in early December
December 4, 2023
It's a bittersweet experience writing about wine this month when water is so scarce for so many people on the planet. I had my own close encounter with a lack of water this weekend, due to a leaky pipe, which sounded like a waterfall under the house. Thankfully, all is repai...
What I'm drinking this weekend
November 21, 2023
When it comes to surnames, it could have gone either way for the Dicey brothers but Matt and James have turned their name into a positive and given one of the wine world's most tired, dire and old fashioned bits of packaging (bag-in-box wine) a total makeover. This month the...
Wine Marlborough honours four lifers for dedication
November 21, 2023
Four pioneers in the Marlborough wine industry have been honoured with Wine Marlborough's Lifetime Achievement Awards at a dinner in Blenheim.James Healy, Dave Pearce, Tessa Anderson and Murray Gibbons were recognised at The Marlborough Wine Celebration Evening, which also c...
In my wine glass this week
November 20, 2023
Sparkling wine, champagne, prosecco or simply bubbles (the pet hate word of some wine lovers I know, sorry guys). It goes by many names but sparkling wine is definitely one of my favourite drinks and ever since I have spent part of my working week at a large independent wine...
New Zealand's newest bubbly brand launches
November 15, 2023
Jascha Oldham-Selak and Sanne Witteveen met in 2017 during their wine studies at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke's Bay and have been together ever since, launching their first wine this month with Vilaura.The name comes from the words Villa and Aura, which ...
The greatest global wine book's fifth edition
September 29, 2023
Great books are a subjective matter but there's no doubt that this one earns its place on the top shelf of all wine lovers. It is the long awaited fifth edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine.The 944 page tome was edited by a trio of respected wine writers, Julia Harding M...
New Wild Earth Pinot Gris, 20 November 2023
November 20, 2023
The words 2023 and vintage are never going to go down well in the North Island of New Zealand where Cyclone Gabrielle did her best to destroy the livelihoods, vineyards and passions of many winemakers, but it's a different story in the South Island where Pinot Gris does part...
Marlborough expands exports with new investment
November 16, 2023
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE) announced today that it has acquired a substantial Marlborough vineyard to expand its landholdings in the region from 505 hectares to 750 hectares. This will increase the growth of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, particularly for exports...
New Zealand's 2023 white wines on market
November 15, 2023
It was an unspeakably difficult vintage in many parts of New Zealand this year but, thankfully, not bad at all for the country's biggest wine region, Marlborough, which is beginning to see the release of 2023 white wines. Two new wines from Saint Clair this week fr...
Boxing on with new wave wine packaging
November 13, 2023
One year on and New Zealand's first bag in the box wine is not only going strong but has grown to 55% of online sales and to see the launch of a new bag in box wine, Dice by Dicey Rosé.The name Dicey makes for a convenient pun for the new take on an old type of packaging wi...
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