Marlborough at 50: Dog Point, one of the region’s leading smaller wineries
Dog Point was started by Ivan and Margaret Sutherland and James and Wendy Healy, who previously worked together at Cloudy
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Marlborough at 50: the remarkable Yealands story
‘Think boldly, tread lightly, and never say it can’t be done:’ that’s the official motto Peter Yealands chose for the
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Marlborough at 50: Te Whare Ra, the region’s first boutique winery
Website: https://www.twrwines.co.nz/ Te Whare Ra are one of the most interesting producers in Marlborough. When the vineyard was originally planted
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Marlborough wine region at 50: interviewing Jamie Marfell of Brancott and Stoneleigh
After many years as chief winemaker for Stoneleigh, Jamie Marfell is now Group Winemaker for Pernod Ricard New Zealand, which
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Highlights: Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2011 Martinborough, New Zealand – tasted 10 years apart
I bought a six-pack of this Kiwi Pinot Noir in 2013 from Majestic Wine for £18 a bottle. I cracked
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Highlights: two from 2022 in Marlborough, Cloudy Bay and Yealands
It’s compare and contrast from two Sauvignon Blancs from Marlborough – new releases from the 2022 vintage. One priced at
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Felton Road: current releases and a retrospective, celebrating 25 years of this important Central Otago producer
It’s easy to forget how recent Central Otago’s progress as a world famous wine region is. When the first blocks
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Highlights: three from Folding Hill in Central Otago, NZ
Website: http://www.foldinghill.co.nz/ I’ve been following Folding Hill, which is based in the Bendigo region of Central Otago, since I first
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Highlights: Kindeli Luna Nueva White Blend 2020 Nelson, New Zealand
Alex Craighead is a breath of fresh air in the New Zealand wine scene, working naturally and taking a few
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Highlights: two lovely Kiwi Pinot Noirs from Fromm and Neudorf
Here are two New Zealand Pinot Noirs that offered a lot of pleasure opened a couple of years after release.
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