Newsletter, Save the Date, Dinner
Newsletter Rest easy team, I am back. I would like to follow up on Wayne‘s message re the bit of disorganisation over the newsletter. Much has been happening in the last couple of months and Pat and I have spent...
Read MoreWinemaking in Central Otago
Did you know? The first winemaker attracted to Central Otago was John Desiré Feraud who came to the area during the Dunstan gold rush of 1862, and after investing in a claim became rich overnight. Feraud, who was from a...
Read MoreSomething different
Contact Wayne for an answer sheet if you get stumped finding one of the words. PDF print version
Read More2 iconic Central Otago wineries presented by Cenna Lloyd, Negociants
The wines tasted: 2018 Two Paddocks’ Single Vineyard Pinot Rose 2017 Misha’s Cantata Pinot Noir 2018 Two Paddocks’ Pinot Noir 2017 Two Paddocks’ Riesling 2015 Misha’s Limelight Riesling 2019 Misha’s Dress Circle Pinot Gris 2018 Misha’s The Cadenza Late Harvest...
Read MoreSave the date – Saturday 21st March 2020
This is the date of our planned day trip to the Wairarapa, the highlight of which will be a wine tasting and a lunch at Coney Wines. A full itinerary for the day is being prepared and we will let...
Read MoreSouth American wine & food matchings – November 2019
For the last 3 years, our November tastings have been a bit different with an emphasis on a foreign country and wine and food matches. November this year will be no different although this year it is a region, rather...
Read MoreYour news fix, Save the date
From the Acting Editor, Let me begin by again apologising for no newsletter last month. As I think I said in an email, Robin and Pat had to fly to Sydney suddenly and there simply wasn’t enough time to get...
Read MoreCelebrating 200 Years of New Zealand Wine
September 25, 2019, marks 200 years since the first planting of grapevines in New Zealand. From the humble beginnings of a vine planted in Northland, the New Zealand wine industry has grown to become a $1.83 billion export earner, with...
Read MoreInternational demand for New Zealand wine at an all-time high
International demand for New Zealand wine shows no sign of slowing, with total export value reaching a record $1.83 billion according to the 2019 Annual Report of New Zealand Winegrowers. Export value has risen by 6% in June year-end 2019,...
Read MoreVintage 2019: NZ Winegrowers
Small but stunning. A wonderfully warm summer has contributed to a superb vintage for New Zealand’s wine regions, with 413,000 tonnes of grapes harvested during Vintage 2019. Although smaller than anticipated, the quality of the harvest is being touted as...
Read MoreFrancesca Menzies 80th birthday
Francesca Menzies celebrated her 80th birthday a wee while back. Francesca doesn’t attend Club events very often these days, (a bit difficult now that she lives in the Nelson region) but she has been a member of our club since...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…