The Crater Rim Waipara – Wine & food experience
Nicola Fraher – authorand nutritionist The presenter is Lyn Timms of Lyns Consulting, assisted by Nicola Fraher, daughter of The Crater Rim owner. Nicola is the person preparing the food and wine matches for this evenings wine and food match...
Read MoreAl Brown’s Tipping Point Project
Chef Al Brown and his winemaking friends launch Tipping Point, a wine brand that supports charities close to Brown’s heart and celebrates the regions. If you want to follow something developing in New Zealand’s wine industry at the moment, go...
Read MoreCOVID Rules for tastings
Please read the steps being taken by your committee so we can all comply with the current COVID Level 2 requirements for the evening: Please remember to either scan the QR code on your phone or sign in – this...
Read MoreButterworth Estate – Oct 2021
Renowned sailors, the Butterworth Family (Brad & Warren), is the new custodian of Julicher vineyard, planted in the iconic soils of Te Muna. The J-Knot on every bottle, the strongest knot you can tie, is a tribute to their vineyard’s...
Read MoreNelson’s Tohu Wines the toast of New Zealand
Nelson’s Tohu Wines are the toast of the New Zealand wine industry after taking out a coveted ‘Best in Show’ prize at the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards. Over the course of two weeks of rigorous wine-testing in London in...
Read MoreNote from Eurovintage Tasting – Aug 2021
An update for members who ordered wine from our August tasting – yes it does seem a while ago now – these are in hand. The Level 4 lockdown in Auckland has meant they could not be dispatched to us,...
Read MoreFrom the editor – Sept 2021
Greetings, we hope this finds you all coping well with the COVID situation and changing levels and news. At this time, we intend to have our October 13th Cellar Club Monthly tasting – with Butterworth Estate from Martinborough (formerly Julicher)...
Read MoreContinent Winner – The Best Vineyard in Australasia 2021
Continent Winner – The Best Vineyard in Australasia 2021 - #11 Craggy Range & #15 Rippon During this morning's ceremony in Germany, Havelock North's Craggy Range winery was announced 11th overall, making it the highest-ranking Australasia. This puts the winery...
Read MoreIs The Lush, Low-ABV Wine With Old Roots & We Can’t Get Enough Of It
Love a natty or a wine spritzer? Pop a piquette next Emma Gleason | March 3, 2021 Little Crush by Garage Project Light, low in alcohol, and made from waste-optimising practices, piquette ticks every box for what we’re wanting to...
Read MoreWA wines, August 2021
Our Aussie evening with Keith Tibble (and his Manager Nick), from EuroVintage, was information filled and a great voyage of discovery of the three Western Australian vineyards - Sandalford, Xanadu and Moss Wood. Our intrigue was sated, and the tasting...
Read MoreNext & future events
Esk Valley Wines, September We were to be entertained in September by Gordon Russell from Esk Valley. Gordon is described as one of the Godfathers of the wine industry. Unfortunately, due to the current situation with the Delta variant of...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…