North Canterbury, New Zealand (9) Pyramid Valley
Pyramid Valley is one of New Zealand’s special vineyards. I first came across it on my debut visit to Aotearoa
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (4) Cedar Creek
Website: https://www.cedarcreek.bc.ca/ Cedar Creek is another important Okanagan winery that’s part of the Mark Anthony group, along with Mission Hill,
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Blank Canvas, retelling the Marlborough story through some impressive single-vineyard wines
Website: https://blankcanvaswines.com/ Blank Canvas is the project of well-known Marlborough consultant winemaker Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson. Until very recently
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ProWein innovates in a bid to maintain its position as a ‘must attend’ wine trade fair
Website: https://www.prowein.com/ For a while, ProWein was the undisputed superstar of wine trade fairs. It was more-or-less compulsory to head
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: (3) Martin’s Lane
Website: https://www.martinslanewinery.com/ One of the leading Okanagan wineries is Martin’s Lane. This is one of the wineries that’s part of
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen valleys (2) Spearhead
Website: https://www.spearheadwinery.com/ Spearhead is a boutique winery based on the South East Kelowna slopes, which is a recently established Okanagan
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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview
The Okanagan is quite spectacular. It’s the largest by far of the wine regions in Canada’s British Columbia, located some
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Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc
Website: https://www.appellationmarlboroughwine.co.nz/ Marlborough became famous because of Sauvignon Blanc, and it is the dominant grape variety planted in the region.
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Website: https://www.greystonewines.co.nz/ Greystone are extremely innovative in their approach. I visited with winemaker Dom Maxwell (who since this visit has
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