How Natural Wine Became a Symbol of Virtuous Consumption
The mainstreaming of natural wines has brought niche winemakers capital and celebrity, as well as questions about their personalities and politics. By Rachel Monroe | From November 25, 2019 Issue of the American Chronicles. Winemaking methods that once seemed suspect...
Read MoreProject to explore turning waste into hand sanitiser
Maia Hart, May 26 2020 | stuff.co.nz The stems and seeds leftover after pressing left grape marc, which in Marlborough was around 46,000 tonnes of waste a year. | STUFF Turning waste into hand sanitiser is the next project for...
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Illustration by Greg Clarke | newyorker.com Subscriptions are due 1st July and usually confirmed at the AGM. An additional wrinkle is that we won’t be having a July dinner so the opportunity to pay your subscription with the dinner payment...
Read MoreGlasses roster & screwcaps
Glasses roster Thank you to all those who have volunteered to be part of the glasses roster. our glasses roster will resume when the monthly meetings resume. Screwcaps Of course, we still welcome any screw caps you have managed to...
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Coming events
Wednesday 12 August – to be confirmed Wednesday 9 September – to be confirmed Wednesday 14 October – St Clair Note: Arrangements are well in hand for August and September so don’t be alarmed. We will provide details as soon...
Read MoreAGM – July 2020
Cellar Club Inc - Annual General Meeting The Cellar Club Inc Annual General Meeting will be held as follows: When: 8 pm Wednesday 8 July 2020 Where: Johnsonville Community Centre Moorefield Road, Wellington Please give some thought to any proposals...
Read MoreLatest updates, dinner, Wairarapa trip, new editor & retiring editor
Latest updates We hope all members are coming out of the hibernation that was COVID19 lockdown levels 4-3 and are looking forward to some normality re-energising their lives. We are now allowed to meet and lots happening so let me...
Read MoreThe Crater Rim – June 2020
The Crater Rim Ltd is a family-owned boutique winery situated in the rolling hills of Waipara, in the South Island of New Zealand. They grow, make and market limited quantities of terroir-specific wines produced from their own two vineyards and...
Read MoreDistilleries pause alcohol production to make hand sanitizer
Michael Rubikam and Lisa Rathke | Mar 17 2020 | stuff.co.nz A US distillery owner who grew increasingly angry as he saw the skyrocketing price of hand sanitiser has decided to do something about it: He's temporarily converting his operation...
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The effect of Lockdown and our alternative for the Wine Tour
Read MoreMarch & future events
Clearly, as we had no Club activity during March looking back has little value. As it happens it is equally difficult to look forward in our current environment. Suffice it to say that your committee will keep abreast of developments...
Read More Events & condolences
Events There is little more that I can add. Other Events and tastings are being pursued but it is clear that the future depends on events somewhat beyond our control. Let’s hope it doesn’t last too much longer and we...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…