Smell plays a massive part in what you taste. That’s why when your nose is all bunged up food tastes bland. If you don’t believe us...
Too often these days, winemakers, in seeking to make a riesling to suit the ‘modern’ palate, try so hard to make their Riesling dry they forget...
Wairarapa, heard when spoken, may sound like reference to the steel netting that many bottles of Spanish red come, well...
Pinot Noir, as any fan of Sideways will tell you, is a tricky and temperamental grape – difficult and delicate both ...
As crisp as a Ryvita, as elegant as Audrey Hepburn and as mineral as a Loire white, this shows another dimension to the Kiwi ...
New Zealanders are always highly pleased by the sight of their own wines over here, but they enthuse all the more firmly when the words ...
Matahiwi’s top of the line wines are named after the owner’s daughter. Whether or not the adjectives big, rich and complex apply...
This New Zealand red caused quite a sensation amongst Oddbins' passionate staff last time this was in the range, with much ...
