Marlborough at 50: tasting three of the region’s best-known Sauvignons on camera
I popped into a local supermarket and found these three popular Sauvignon Blancs from the 2022 vintage, took them home,
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Marlborough
Marlborough at 50: the grower’s story
Marlborough, New Zealand’s largest wine region, relies heavily on growers. Wine arrived here relatively lately (first vineyard plantings of the
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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: 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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Mud House Chile Sauvignon Blanc, and why I think this is a bad idea
A few weeks ago a sample arrived. I opened it up and thought, oh, the new vintage of Mud House
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Highlights: Rimapere Sauvignon Blanc
Edmond de Rotschild Heritage‘s wine group is a collection of nine wineries, taking in Bordeaux, South Africa, Rioja (Macan), Argentina
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Corofin: new releases from one of Marlborough’s most interesting producers
These are the 2019 releases from one of Marlborough’s most interesting producers. Mike and Anna Paterson have been making their
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Folium: Marlborough Sauvignon and Pinot Noir with a difference
I visited Takaki Okada’s vineyard, Folium, when I was hanging around Marlborough (New Zealand) for a while, back in 2017/18.
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