A tour of Italy – Part 2
Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. A tour of Italy - Part 2 comes from The Sunday Sediment Issue 6. Sicilia The largest island in the Mediterranean, Sicily boasts the greatest number of wineries of any...
Read MoreVilla Maria and George’s cellar
Glengarry’s Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. Villa Maria and George’s cellar comes from The Sunday Sediment. Sir George Fistonich A true New Zealand original, Villa Maria Wine Estates, is over 55 years old, proudly displayed the...
Read MoreA tour of Italy – Part 1
Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. A tour of Italy - Part 1 comes from The Sunday Sediment Issue 5. Veneto Veneto is home to the glorious sinking city of Venice and the romantic jewel that...
Read MoreSussex Winery receives prestigious title at the inaugural UK Wine Awards
(English Wine Producers – 26 July 2017) The Bolney Wine Estate was delighted to receive the prestigious ‘Winery of the Year’ award at the inaugural UK Wine Awards. Spearheaded by English Wine Producers’ Julia Trustram Eve and members of the...
Read MoreWhat age can do for wine – in September 2017
What happens when you unearth some older wines? We are arranging a September meeting with a difference. 1986 Matua Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - drinking now or past it? You decide. Have you ever wondered what age can do to wine? Many...
Read MoreMid-winter dinner – Bistro 52 – July 2017
A late change necessitated a different venue for our mid-year dinner and fortunately Bistro 52 were able to step in, albeit a week later than the scheduled date. 33 people attended the July dinner at Weltec Bistro 52. We had 4 last...
Read MoreEditor back in charge, Coming events – From the Editor
Hi Team, I am back, and I am not quite sure that we, Pat and I, have organised this properly. We didn’t generally have the kindest of summer weather while we were away and we have been well aware that it is...
Read MoreScience says wine and cheese make you fit and smart
If you needed another excuse to have some cheese with your wine tonight, we are hooking you up! Because it turns out that cheese may not be so bad for you after all... A recent study by the Global Dairy...
Read MoreGiesen’s Wines – June 2017
June is always a challenging month for arranging a wine tasting as the weather can be adverse and once we get home, often means that we can be reluctant to leave again. Last month’s tasting was like that with a...
Read MoreEditor, editor, editor…
Robin (Editor), Pat and grandkids - 2015. As was mentioned last month, your Editor is offshore enjoying the northern hemisphere summer. Then your Acting Editor Richard took sick and so I’ve stepped in to try and keep you all up...
Read MoreWine exports to the USA surpass $500 million
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 2:34 pm | Press Release: New Zealand Winegrowers Leaves & vines from Kirkpatrick Estate Winery Wine exports to the USA surpass $500 million for the first time The latest data from Statistics New Zealand show wine exports...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…