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https://www.northcanterburywines.co.nz North Canterbury is the region that includes the Waipara Valley, a few isolated vineyards on the Banks Peninsula, and
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First look at the 2025 vintage in Marlborough by way of one of the region’s classics, the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon
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New Zealand is a relative newcomer in the roll call of significant wine-producing countries. It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that
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Back in February I attended Pinot Noir 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was quite a special event. One of
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Jim White from Cloudy Bay presented at the 2025 Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference on the topic of disease-resistant grape
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Website: https://atarangi.co.nz/ Ata Rangi are one of New Zealand’s top producers, and were one of the pioneers of the Martinborough
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These four samples were at hand, so I did a taste and compare. Riesling is such a singular variety. I
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These are four interesting, and contrasting examples of Kiwi Pinot Gris. It’s one of those grapes that professionals don’t seem
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A few years back I spent a lot of time in Marlborough, New Zealand’s largest wine region. Most people are
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My last visit in Central Otago was with Nick and Jo Mills at Rippon. This is a stunning property on
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