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19/06/2013
No fuss, just bliss

No fuss, just bliss

Great bottles of wine are enjoyed without too much discussion or fuss. They slip down with ease and »»

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Don’t let your mind trick the taste buds

Don’t let your mind trick the taste buds

When drinking wine it is worth considering just how powerful your mind is and how it can override »»

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A toast to a pioneer

A toast to a pioneer

Last month Alan Brady received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce »»

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Wine rocks my world

Wine rocks my world

My two great passions in life, wine and music, can be seen in a similar light. Both have broad »»

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Selling yourself sells our world-class drop

Selling yourself sells our world-class drop

Two years ago I was invited to a conference of sorts, E’Esensual Pinot Noir.  »»

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Waiter, what’s this in my wine?

Waiter, what’s this in my wine?

New Zealanders have very conservative habits when it comes to wine.  Kiwis insist on the »»

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To cork or screw cap – that’s the question

To cork or screw cap – that’s the question

I attended a tasting recently, organised to highlight how a wine’s flavour is affected »»

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Some good drops I’ve discovered

Some good drops I’ve discovered

Having written recently about wine festivals, wine tourism, the Summer of Riesling and the Pinot »»

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From Waitaki with love

From Waitaki with love

When town starts to get claustrophobic and the slow-driving, crane-necked tourists start getting up »»

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All hail summer of riesling

The Summer of Riesling started officially in New Zealand on January 12. It is a global happening designed to promote and excite the public about the versatile white wine that so many people in the wine industry adore.  Why is riesling loved and pontificated over so much? If I was going to »»

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