This is the sixth CRU event, celebrating the release of the new wines from Kumeu River. As well as the 2025 Chardonnays, there is also the 2022 vintage of Rays Road Pinot Noir. The wines get sent all around the world, and are released locally in September... See more
Wairarapa Wine Region has unveiled the first Wairarapa Wine Pinot Noir Selection, a curated case of twelve Pinot Noir wines from the 2024 vintage, showcasing the diversity, character and quality of the region. In an initiative designed to share what Waira... See more
Regular readers will know that I keep a close eye on Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and at a recent tasting courtesy of the NZ Sommelier Society in downtown Auckland, there was a chance to get up to date with the range of wines from Spy Valley in the Waihopa... See more
Bargain of the year is undoubtedly these Matthew Rich reprinted Manchester Hacienda gig posters. Perhaps that’s because these posters were never intended as art. They were intended as disposable advertising. Fly posters if you like. Look at a vintage stre... See more
For Ata Rangi, 2024 was a welcome relief, and in fact for anyone farming in Martinborough. The year before had been abysmal – there were none of the usual top tier 2023 Pinot Noirs – everything was put into Crimson. So there was a sense of gratitude once ... See more
