Wine Styles

NEW ZEALAND PINOT NOIR

Gregory Dal Piaz (snooth.com) writes about New Zealand Pinot Noir and our unique climate... "Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to spend two packed... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
09:47AM, 2 May 2012
0 responses, 63 views

World-Beating Bordeaux Blends From New Zealand!?

Ryan Woodhouse from US K&L Wine Merchants blogs about the the hearty reds of the Gimblett Gravelsin Hawke's Bay, New Zealand... "Everyone knows NZ’s staple... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
02:38PM, 29 Mar 2012
0 responses, 170 views

Pinot noir regionality develops in New Zealand

Sally Easton MW blogs about the evolution of NZ Pinot Noir following the London Annual Trade Tasting... "Notwithstanding that most pinot noir vines in New... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
09:47AM, 14 Mar 2012
0 responses, 195 views

Marlborough #PinotBootcamp

The team behind Pinot Noir NZ 2013 (www.pinotnz.co.nz) raise some interesting questions around the ever popular grape... "This week a media release came out with... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
10:26AM, 12 Mar 2012
0 responses, 209 views

The Re-emergence of Chenin Blanc

New Zealand Chenin Blancs have been judged among the top 40 by independent wine consultant and roving sommelier Robert Giorgione... "The inclusion of two Gisborne... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
10:49AM, 1 Mar 2012
0 responses, 246 views

A NEW HOPE, WAY DOWN SOUTH Why New Zealand Pinots are not just fashion

Henry Hariyono, a partner in Singapore-Malaysia-Indonesia wine merchant Artisan Cellars, writes about New Zealand Pinot Noir and its rise in popularity... "It seems that the... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
10:49AM, 28 Feb 2012
0 responses, 200 views

China Warms to White Wine

Lucy Shaw (Drinks Business, UK) explores the notion that China is developing a growing thirst for white wine... "Red wines still make up 91% of... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
10:55AM, 21 Feb 2012
0 responses, 191 views

Pinot noir from New Zealand: A smooth operator

Victoria Moore says 'Pinot noir from New Zealand’s Marlborough region is inimitable' in her recent article for the Telegraph newspaper (UK)... "The received wisdom is... Read More

Last post by Barrett Ovens
03:44PM, 12 Jan 2012
1 response, 519 views

Face Down in a Wet Rock Garden, By W. Blake Gray

San Francisco food, wine and spirits writer W. Blake Gray, has a soft spot for New Zealand Riesling made clear in the following article... "New... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
11:07AM, 16 Dec 2011
0 responses, 293 views

NZ Success in the Old Ebbitt Wines for Oysters Pairing Competition

Each year at this time the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, DC conducts the Wines for Oysters Pairing Competition. And each year the results confirm... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
03:38PM, 28 Nov 2011
0 responses, 349 views

Rugby meets Wine: When the winners are All Black and white

Head Thirsty Girl, Leslie Sbrocco shares why New Zealand not only rocks, it’s on a roll. The “All Blacks” won the battle on the field... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
04:21PM, 27 Oct 2011
0 responses, 366 views

New Zealand Victorious in the Great Trans-Tasman Red Wine Challenge

New Zealand Winegrowers injected some old fashioned rivalry in 'The Great Trans-Tasman Red Wine Challenge' on Friday before Australia's biggest pool game against Ireland in... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
10:54AM, 20 Sep 2011
0 responses, 720 views

Pinot Smackdown: Get involved 18 August 2011

According to Trish Barry "It’s not just a celebration of Pinot Noir, this is nation against nation to see who is making the world’s best... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
11:15AM, 5 Aug 2011
0 responses, 663 views

NZW US Market managers urge new zealand to get behind #sauvBlanc day

Greetings all... #SauvBlanc Day will take place on Friday, June 24 around the world and New Zealand Winegrowers would like for you to join New... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
02:05PM, 24 Jun 2011
0 responses, 907 views

Pinot noir finds a fresh Eden in New Zealand’s Central Otago

Canadian journalist Beppi Crosariol (The Globe and Mail) has written the next instalment in his New Zealand series. This time the focus is on the... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
10:17AM, 26 May 2011
0 responses, 808 views

BBC, or Bring Back Chardonnay #ChardonnayDay

Wine Vault TV's Jayson Bryant urges the New Zealand wine industry to support the uprising of Chardonnay on 26th May... "So on the 26th May,... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
03:49PM, 24 May 2011
0 responses, 647 views

New Zealand syrah takes the stage

Sally Easton MW looks at New Zealand syrah and it's potential to 'set the wine world alight'... "Despite the UK’s love affair with Marlborough sauvignon... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
12:19PM, 21 Mar 2011
0 responses, 985 views

How NZ Can Trounce the best (Jancis Robinson 15 Jan 2011)

Following the London Annual Trade Tasting & an interesting blind tasting Jancis Robinson looks at how New Zealand wine stacks up against it's Old World competitors..... Read More

Last post by Sarah Thornton
08:27AM, 17 Jan 2011
0 responses, 1744 views

Beyond the Blanc - NZ Pinot Noir

Gregory Dal Piaz - Snooth, March 24, 2010 New Zealand is well known as a wine-producing country – the problem is it’s recognized almost exclusively... Read More

Last post by Frances Durcan
10:58AM, 4 Oct 2010
0 responses, 826 views

Pinot Noir: A cheeky little number!

According to Alan Perrott of the New Zealand Herald, "If wine had a personality, pinot noir's would be strangely alluring while requiring occasional therapy". Alan... Read More

Last post by Frances Durcan
03:18PM, 1 Oct 2010
0 responses, 895 views

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