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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode 537 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and

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Wild Irishman Tūturi Pinot Noir 2024 Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode 488 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

Tuturi is the Wild Irishman home vineyard. It’s a 2.5ha site planted in 2002/2003 with clones 115 and 667, on

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te kano, central otago
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Visiting Te Kano, an important producer with vineyards in Central Otago and Waitaki

July 23, 2026July 24, 2026 jamiegoode 979 Views Central Otago, Waitaki

Website: https://www.tekanoestate.com/ It was in 2018 that I visited Te Kano for the first time. This relatively new producer had

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Prophet’s Rock in Central Otago is one of New Zealand’s top wineries, excelling with Pinot Noir, Riesling and Pinot Gris

April 18, 2026 jamiegoode 1828 Views Central Otago, pinot gris, pinot noir

Website: https://www.prophetsrock.co.nz/ At wine Paris I caught up with Paul Pujol (pictured above) to taste through the new releases from

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Goode’s Crib Sheets No. 2 – Central Otago Pinot Noir

November 24, 2025January 5, 2026 jamiegoode 1802 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

I remember the first time I tried Pinot Noir from Central Otago. It was at a tasting in London back

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Features New Zealand 

New Zealand adventure day 8, Rippon

February 17, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2845 Views Central Otago

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

February 15, 2025February 17, 2025 jamiegoode 4969 Views Central Otago

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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New Zealand adventure days 4 and 5, heading to Central Otago and visiting Te Kano

February 12, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2655 Views Central Otago

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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Tasting the 2023s from Felton Road, a leading winery from New Zealand’s Central Otago region

December 1, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 5967 Views Central Otago, Chardonnay, pinot noir

Nicola Greening was in town to show off the 2023s from star Central Otago winegrower Felton Road. This was a

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New Zealand Profiles 

Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 jamiegoode 13376 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

Website: https://akitu.wine/ (with notes added on the latest releases, April 2023) Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

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As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode

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