Blog posts
Meet Churton - Organic Champion
Day 1 of the Winery of the Week featuring Churton Wines of Marlborough. On Tasting today is their 2017 Sauvignon Blanc. This blog posts introduces...
Vista Wine Visit
On Friday we had the pleasure of hosting Greg Dyden- the owner of boutique Nelson vineyard Vista. We tasted their Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris....
Private Cellar Offer
One of our friends and colleagues has been forced to 'liquidate' their beloved wine cellar, a virtual treasure trove of premium older New Zealand wines. ...
Spanish Quaffing Wines
Spain boasts by far the largest land area of vines in the world - at a stunning 1,000,000 hectares of vines, making our paltry 35,000...
A Vertical Tasting of Dry River
On Saturday evening we had the great pleasure to host Winemaker Wilco Lam from Dry River. As exciting as it is to taste wines from...
Climate Change & Wine
If you don't believe that climate change exists, you might want to stop reading about now. According to NASA, the earth's climate has changed dramatically...
A Touch of Olde England
With Jarrett returning from his travels across Europe, an unexpected surprise from his luggage sprang a bottle of English wine - my first taste ever...
Congratulations Raymond Chan
Those in the 'wine industry' in Wellington, or indeed New Zealand will know the name Raymond Chan. One of the tireless independent wine reviewers, wine...
Terroir of Burgundy Tasting
Sometimes we just need an excuse to open up some really top shelf wines, the kind of wines that are treasured around the world and...