Category: Wine
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A December Day
This particular December day was busier than most with endings as well as beginnings. . Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland
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Second Day in Nelson
Suitably rested we were eager and ready for our second day in Nelson where I was visiting with a small group of New Zealand wine writers for a couple of days. Our first day was an eye opener for me and I was enjoying learning about this small New Zealand wine region. What a bright start to our second…
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Statues and Spanish Grapes film in London
The day was appropriately hot and sunny to attend a special screening of Zev Robinson’s Spanish Grapes film as well as see some sights in the heart of London on my walk to the venue. St Paul’s was thronged with tourists with city workers and tourists enjoying the sunshine and the public statues which appear…
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A visit to Millton
For 30 years Millton Vineyards & Winery’s grapes have been grown in the traditional manner using biodynamic techniques. It was our first time in Gisborne, NZ’s third largest producer, and our first visit was to the Millton Vineyards and Winery to meet James Millton and his wife Annie. I have met James on several occasions…
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An Eye on Nelson
There is a beautiful little corner in the north of the south island of New Zealand, one of so many gorgeous regions of this wonderful country which I visited with a small group of New Zealand wine writers for a couple of days to keep an eye on Nelson. Nelson is one of the smallest wine…
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Medal Winning Wines in Auckland
Last week I attended a small tasting of Medal Winning Wines in Auckland. When I am in the UK I do try to spend a few days every year in deepest Sussex, wine judging for the IWSC. So it was good to see how the wines fared in New Zealand. The International Wine and Spirit Competition was…
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Birthday wines
How delightful to meet up with a few Circle of Wine Writer friends to share good food, conversation and, of course, wines – which became birthday wines as it was a day of special celebration for me! This was the first CWW BYO event and was held at the famous Lahore Kebab House just off Commercial…
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A French corner in Auckland
Where can you find a good selection of French wine, cheese and hospitality in Auckland? Jura wine too… In Nouveau Marché of course! Or, as it is known in New Zealand, Newmarket just to the west of the CBD. I discovered this French corner in Auckland at Maison Vauron. When you enter Maison Vauron you are regaled…