Is Central Otago Chardonnay the Chablis of the Southern Hemisphere?
November 29, 2022
Central Otago Chardonnay has doubled in volume in the last five years but how’s it tracking in style and quality?
The biggest Central Otago Chardonnay tasting ever held was last week at Felton Road Winery in Bannockburn. I attended, along with four other wine writers...
Friday drinks with Bertrand Soalhat
August 5, 2022
If Bertrand Soalhat was to have his choice of reincarnation, he would come back to his wife and son, to the business he has recently begun and to a life of wine. He is the founder, owner and one man band behind Bare Wines, a new importing company with a long history in drink...
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