Size is one thing, but growing the profile of Martinborough is high on the to-do list of the Wairarapa Wine Region. When it comes to small wine regions, New Zealand has no shortage of contenders to vie for being the smallest. Even if it does have
It began with a wild piece of land, untamed and hidden from the world. Falling in love with the view and tricky terrain was part of the story for Loveblock wine duo Erica and Kim Crawford. As they converted the sheep paddock to plantable vineyard land,
Do you match the wine to the food or the food to the wine? And do the old adages still stand, that white wine is best with fish and red wine with meat? If wine and food matching seems like an old-fashioned rather than modern
Decanters date back to Roman days and were used to separate sediment in wines made without modern technology. So, are these dramatic glass vessels still relevant today? When a close friend asked why his favourite pinot noirs tasted better a day or two after being opened,
A degustation of wine delivered to your door. Bridgette Cooney never imagined herself delivering wine to others on a mass scale but the former international flight attendant was so surprised by a glass of Central Otago white wine that she wanted to share the deliciousness factor
Can the music you listen to or the colour of your surroundings affect how you taste wine? Church Road’s Feast of Five Dinner series is delighting diners by providing a sensory experience that will explain why sometimes the same wine can taste different in different situations. You
We spoke to Winetopia founder Rob Eliott about the success of the wine event and what guests can experience and expect when attending the biggest celebration of wine event in New Zealand. How and when was Winetopia founded? Winetopia presented by Singapore Airlines was launched in 2016. My
Wine in a can is growing globally but how does the quality stack up? Can or glass? Give me a glass of wine every time, unless I happen to be at a music gig, outside, without a wine bottle in sight and no chance of smuggling one
Rosé is New Zealand’s fastest-growing wine variety, with sales doubling in recent years, and while it’s known as ‘summer in a glass’ – the perfect accompaniment to balmy summer BBQs and long lunches – this crowd-pleasing wine delivers all year round. In 2019, more than
Most wine lovers need no persuasion to believe that their favourite drink makes life taste a little better, but a new bunch of wines literally does give back to the world in good ways, if you’ll excuse the pun. A 300 per cent increase in certified
