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WineFolio ‘Top 10 Tasting’ – Sauvignon Blanc

Welcome to the Top 10 Tasting of Sauvignon Blanc – the last time I did this varietal was around two and a half years ago – so we’re definitely due …

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Around the world in eighty grapes – Albariño

Albariño (called Alvarinho in Portugal) is one of the world’s most distinctive white wine grapes — known for its saline acidity, intense aromatics, and a sense of ‘coastal freshness’. Albariño’s …

Wine Tourism

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Yarra Giant Steps
Mondillo

Central Otago: from Bendigo to Wanaka to Pisa

Matt Connell Tasting Room view

Central Otago – Cromwell

Kawerau Gorge, Gibbston Valley

Central Otago – Queenstown to Gibbston (pt.1)

Mates barrel hall 2022

West Auckland – Part 3

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Wairau River Reserve Gewürztraminer 2024

Wairau River Reserve Gewürztraminer 2024

From hand-picked fruit, grown in the Rapaura vineyard surrounding the winery in the Wairau valley, Marlborough. Gewürz means spicy so the grape name literally means ‘spicy traminer’. A light, intense …

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Jordan Hogg

Winemaker series: Jordan Hogg

During my last trip to Marlborough at the end of last Summer, I caught up with winemaker Jordan Hogg at the Rock Ferry winery. He had come to my attention …

Winemaker series: Matthew Ward

Winemaker series: Haidee Johnson

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Celebrate Lunar New Year with Taylors

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Taylors

To celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Fire Horse on 17 February 2026, family-owned wine brand Taylors Wines introduces two exclusive Lunar New Year gift boxes featuring wines …