Club Mid-Winter Dinner, July 23
1st Floor, Woolstore Building, 262 Thorndon Quay, Wellington Please arrive at 7 pm, no later than 7:15 pm Where you will be greeted with a glass of Club bubbles This is a b.y.o. event, so please bring along your best...
Read MoreMermaidary tackles the tricky topic of what wines to chill and by how much
Wine News – Imbibe from NZ House & Garden April 2023 Sparkling and sweet wines such as champagneand late harvests - 6-10C Mermaidary tackles the tricky topic of what wines to chill and by how much. What temperature should you...
Read MoreCommittee Musings June ’23
New Committee members Welcome Tim and Ken. The newly elected committee met for the first time in May, with Tim and Ken being welcomed on board. Continue this new routine It was great to have everyone help with the tables...
Read MoreLooking Back, Confident Wines with Victor Kattenbel, April ’23
Wow, nine wines! This was an interesting evening full of updated information about the Esk Valley region and touching on areas of Portugal that most members present haven’t been to yet. The variety of wines was great, beginning with Linden...
Read MoreAskerne, Hawkes Bay with John Loughlin, June ’23
Wednesday 14th June, 8 pm Start | Door Price: Members $12 / Guests $16 Askerne Estate Winery commenced in April 1993 when wine lovers John and Kathryn Loughlin purchased the original 11.6 hectares site in Te Mata Mangateretere Road. John...
Read MoreRed or white wine: which is better for health?
Red or white wine: which is better for health?Wine is a popular alcoholic beverage millions of people worldwide enjoy. It is made from fermented grapes and comes in two main varieties: red and white. While both types of wine have...
Read MoreFat & Sassy goes to Marlborough
Sophie Preece, RuralNewsGroup | 12 April 2023 Fat & Sassy by Tony Bish It's a steaming 26.5C in Hawke's Bay as a retired King's Counsel handpicks Chardonnay grapes in the wake of a cyclone. He's one of a team of volunteers...
Read MorePhD Précis: Lucie Jiraska
Winegrower Staff Reporters | 13 April 2023 Lucie Jiraska. Photo Credit: Sarah Knight Lucie Jiraska clearly recalls her first taste of wine, unimpressed by her grandpa’s Cabernet Moravia. Now she’s working with Auckland University’s Biological Sciences department studying the effect...
Read MoreCommittee Musings, May ’23
Resignations While there are two resignations from the present Committee, six people are staying on. Club members have been approached for new positions, and numbers are now back to eight for the new committee. Member support It was great to...
Read MoreLooking Back – Victor Kattenbel, Confident Wines Apr ’23
Wow, nine wines! This was an interesting evening full of updated information about the Esk Valley region and touching on areas of Portugal that most members present hadn’t been to, yet. The variety of wines was great, beginning with Linden...
Read More‘It was a bonfire’: More than 50 firefighters needed to combat winery blaze
Olivia Ireland smh | 24 March 2023 Tamburlaine Organic Wines before the fire. The main function venue at a Hunter region winery was engulfed by flames on Thursday night, taking more than 50 firefighters about 4½ hours to put it...
Read MoreChallenging harvest off to good start
Julie Asher, odt | 28 February 2023 Quartz Reef winery operations manager Montse Mondaca helps with the first harvest of the season at the Bendigo vineyard yesterday. Image: Julie Asher A classic Central Otago harvest season began yesterday with the...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…