Western Hills Wine Society Rockburn evening, Aug ’24
Six of our Club joined Western Hills Wine Society for a Rockburn evening. The Western Hills Wine Society sent an invitation to us, which was shared along with our last newsletter, to join them for their wine club evening hosted...
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Churton Wines on Country Calendar
Those of you who watch Country Calendar may have seen Churton Wines on Sunday 28th July 2024. PRODUCING SOULFUL, ORGANICALLY CERTIFIED WINES FROM OUR DISTINCTIVE HILLSIDE VINEYARD IN MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND For the past 30 years Sam and Mandy Weaver...
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Mission Estate winemaker Paul Mooney retires after 45 years
15 July 2024 | CathNews New Zealand Mission Estate winemaker Paul Mooney retires after 45 years After a 45+ year tenure, we have farewelled our famed winemaker, Paul Mooney. How do you sum up a career that long? Paul has...
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Committee Musings Sept ’24
Membership growth Anne & Wayne, with 27 bags of screwcaps for Kidney Kids, one of the many things the club does. We are still focusing on growing our member numbers. If you know someone who would like to come out...
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Looking Back – Wairiki Estate and Petane Esk Valley, Aug ’24
34 members and one guest attended the evening; tastings and sales were good. Our presenter for the evening was Brent Linn from Wairiki, and as well as giving a brilliant talk about the terroir of the region and how the...
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Tasting – Misty Cove w/ Emmanuel ‘Manu’ Bolliger, Sept ’24
Wednesday 11th September, 8 pm Start Door Price: Members $12 / Guests $16 This evening is to be presented by Misty Cove’s South African and French-trained Chief Winemaker, Emmanuel ‘Manu’ Bolliger. Manu’s philosophy is simple: get the grapes right and...
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Central Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 Along with its famous pinot noir, the region also produces excellent riesling wines CREDIT: Getty The world’s most southerly commercial wine region, Central Otago produces pinot noir considered among the finest on...
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101 Year-old Ohio Woman Says the Secret to Longevity is Drinking: ‘I Have a Whole Bar’
Mark Moore, CBS News Elinor Campbell Feihel, 101, tells WSYX her secrets for a long life. © WSYX 'Every other night I do vodka, but the other nights I do brandy, bourbon, Irish whiskey, and honey whiskey,' Elinor Campbell Feihel...
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Archeologists fine ‘oldest wine ever discovered’
By S.Dev CBS news The wine pictured in the glass urn. / Credit: Juan Manuel Román Archaeologists have found an urn of wine that is more than 2,000 years old, making it the "oldest wine ever discovered," researchers said in...
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Committee Musings Aug ’24
Membership Membership is still at the top of mind for your committee members. Can all members please endeavour to seek out new members. Bring along fellow wine enthusiasts, neighbours or friends that want to join in our monthly evenings, emphasizing...
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Looking Back – Mid-Winter Club Dinner at Featherston Tavern, June ’24
The location in the CBD was easy to get to and easy to get home from. The evening was a success, as usual, with 29 happy diners. Everyone was handed a glass of bubbly from your Club Cellar upon arrival....
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Sustainably Crafted New Zealand Wine NOT TO BE MISSED: These are two vineyards you normally don’t see and taste, Wednesday 14th August, 8 pm Start Door Price: Members $15 / Guests $19 Wairiki Estate was founded by Brent Linn in...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…