Top 10 Tastings
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WineFolio ‘Top 10 Tasting’ – single varietal reds
The last Top 10 Tasting of “single varietal reds” we did was back in October 2022, so it feels a bit overdue to be having another go. This benchmarking can …
WineFolio features
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Kumeu River – the 2025 releases
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 …
Wine Tourism
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Latest Reviews
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Obsidian Estate Montepulciano 2018
Fruit from the Te Makiri Road vineyard, in Waiheke Island’s Onetangi Valley. A site that is warm, with free-draining soils and long autumn ripening which suits the late-ripening Montepulciano, helping …
interviews
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Winemaker series: Jannine Rickards (pt2)
Jannine is the winemaker behind Huntress wines an independent label based in the Wairarapa. As well as making wines, she is literally a hunter. She describes this passion as “Hunting …
Latest news
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Wairarapa Wine Pinot Noir Selection
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 …
