6 Major Mistakes You’re Making When Pairing Wine With Cheese
Betty Gold, August 19, 2020 | RealSimple Photo: Getty Images Pairing wine with cheese is far from rocket science—even the “wrong” matches will still taste (mostly) stellar. That being said, you didn’t spend who-remembers-how-much on that sommelier-led pairing course last...
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Winetopia 2020 in Wellington
Winetopia 2020 In Wellington – hosted by Lemongrass productions Dates: 9 & 10 October 2020 Venue: TSB Arena Winetopia tickets Session times: Session 1: Friday 9 Oct (5 pm – 8.30 pm) Session 2: Sat 10 Oct (12 pm –...
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Two NZ vineyards make top 50 global list: Central Otago, Hawke’s Bay estates crack top 20
A list of the world's 50 best vineyards for wine tourism has named a Central Otago and a Hawke's Bay estate as being among the best, as voted by 'The World's Top Wine Tourism Destination Academy'. And those two Kiwi...
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AGM review
AGM Robin Semmens presented with a wine box set from Wayne Kennedy Last month we were finally able to hold the Club’s AGM and it was well attended with 32 members and 1 guest present. If you would like to...
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Confidant Wines August 2020 tasting
We are meeting as usual on 12 August at the Johnsonville Community Hall, Ground Floor for an 8 pm starts with Confidant Wines, a small (boutique) local importer of Portuguese wines in Wellington distributing the well-regarded Casa Santos Lima winery...
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Wine with Wings
By Walt Dickson. First published in Wairarapa Lifestyle Magazine, Winter 2020. The new owner of Gladstone Vineyard Eddie McDougall, also known as the Flying Winemaker. PHOTO/EMMA BROWN Contrary to what the name might suggest, The Flying Winemaker doesn’t own a...
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Upcoming events, An invitation
Upcoming events Wednesday 12 August – Victor Kattenbelt of Confidant Wines Wednesday 16 September – Alan Evans and Ageing of quality wines Wednesday 21 October – St Clair Family Estate, Marlborough Wednesday 18 November – Club Anniversary dinner at Bellamy’s...
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Crater Rim Tasting Review Jun 2020
From the Ashes Range Premium Range Icon Range 39 members attended for the evening and orders for the wine & 5 cookbooks exceeded $3K which is one of our more successful orders. An interesting note from our orders is that...
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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...
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Project 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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Subscription notice
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 moreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…