Butterworth 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...
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Nelson’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...
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Note 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,...
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From 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)...
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Continent 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...
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Is 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 more WA 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...
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Next & 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...
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Craggy Range named ‘world’s most Instagramable vineyard’
hashtag #craggyrange Craggy Range's vineyard at the base of Te Mata-o-Rongokako has been deemed the "most Instagramable vineyard in the world". In a recent survey by money.co.uk, the Hawke's Bay vineyard that sits between Te Mata Peak and the Tukituki...
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6 ways to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, ranked by ease and practicality
The easiest way to open wine without a corkscrew is to push the cork into the bottle. Other methods involving shoes, lighters, screws, and bike pumps are all effective but less practical. If you break the cork, strain the wine...
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Know your wine: A beginner’s guide to the most common types of wine
The main types of wine include red, white, rosé, sparkling, and fortified and dessert wines. Exploring new wines can help expand your palette and knowledge of drinks to pair with different dishes. Grapes from all over the world give wines...
Read moreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…