New Zealand adventure day 8, Rippon
My last visit in Central Otago was with Nick and Jo Mills at Rippon. This is a stunning property on
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New Zealand adventure, day 6: a Felton Road deep dive
Website: https://feltonroad.com/ My second day in Central Otago was all about Felton Road. I’ve visited before, but this was an
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Maxime Magnon, making stunning natural wines in the Corbières, Languedoc
The wines of Maxime Magnon, natural wine star of Corbières Corbières is a beautiful wine region in the Languedoc, with
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New Zealand adventure days 4 and 5, heading to Central Otago and visiting Te Kano
It’s a strange drive from Waipara to Queenstown, and a long one. The first two and a half hours is
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Makarounas Vineyards: fine wine from Cyprus
Website: www.makarounaswinery.com Makarounas Vineyards was started by Theodoros Makarounas in 2016, although his family does have a history of grape
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New Zealand adventure, day 3, Waipara and North Canterbury
Day 3 in New Zealand, and my last day in Waipara/North Canterbury. It turned out to be an excellent one.
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New Zealand adventure, day 2, Waipara
The day begins as light begins to dissolve the darkness, and I see it all from my bed in the
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New Zealand adventure, day 1: Waipara, North Canterbury
I’m back in New Zealand for the first time since 2019, and it feels great, despite the jetlag. I travelled
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Chianti Classico deep dive (15) Istine with Angela Fronti
Website: www.istine.it Angela Fronti is the dynamic personality behind Istine, a Chianti Classico winery based in Radda. She has some
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Aseginolaza y Leunda, making stunning low-fi wines in Spain’s Navarra
Website: https://aseginolazayleunda.com/ Pedro Leunda (pictured above) and Jon Aseginolaza are childhood friends from San Sebastien, now making wine from the
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