Published: 25 March, 2009
Kia Ora from New Zealand and welcome to the first instalment of my Kiwi wine adventure: I have come here from London to harvest grapes at the illustrious Felton Road estate -- one of the world's most southerly vineyards -- in Central Otago on New Zealand's South Island. To make the most of this long journey I decided to come early and taste my way through the various wine regions to give my shamefully Eurocentric palate a real understanding of Kiwi wines and their huge success on the world stage.
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Published: 25 March, 2009
Kia Ora from New Zealand and welcome to the first instalment of my Kiwi wine adventure: I have come here from London to harvest grapes at the illustrious Felton Road estate -- one of the world's most southerly vineyards -- in Central Otago on New Zealand's South Island. To make the most of this long journey I decided to come early and taste my way through the various wine regions to give my shamefully Eurocentric palate a real understanding of Kiwi wines and their huge success on the world stage.
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Published: 24 March, 2009
PLB has picked up another wine agency from Paragon Vintners, which recently announced its closure due to adverse market conditions.
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Published: 23 March, 2009
Foreign importers are being urged not to invest in the Indian wine market until at least 2010 or risk becoming "frustrated" and out of pocket.
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Published: 10 March, 2009
What the national wine critics had to say this weekend, March 7-8
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Published: 09 March, 2009
Hamish Anderson, head sommelier at the Tate, explains how to get your priorities right in challenging times.
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Published: 05 March, 2009
Sotheby's has bucked the trend of economic gloom after the auction house's latest wine sale netted receipts of nearly £600,000, some 10% above its top estimate.
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Published: 03 March, 2009
This week's reviews of the national wine writers
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Published: 03 March, 2009
This week's reviews of the national wine writers
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Published: 24 February, 2009
Premium South African wine producer Vergelegen has appointed PLB its new UK distributor.
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Published: 24 February, 2009
France's largest wine group has continued its expansion with the acquisition of an 18th century estate, it has emerged.
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Published: 23 February, 2009
Croak Rotie is the latest wittily named wine brand to poke fun at traditional French wine regions.
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Published: 23 February, 2009
Laughing matters
First we had Goats do Roam, then Bored Doe. Now Croak Rotie is the latest wittily named wine brand to poke fun at traditional French wine regions.
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Published: 20 February, 2009
Winetraders Portfolio Tasting, Hallgarten Druitt Annual Tasting, Maisons, Marques et Domaines Portfolio Tasting, Mentzendorff Portfolio Tasting, Australia Day Tastings and Pol Roger Portfolio Tasting.
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Published: 17 February, 2009
Foster's has decided to hang on to its wine businesses after a review of its operations.
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Published: 16 February, 2009
Our review of what the critics had to say in this weekend's national press
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Published: 09 February, 2009
Viña Errazuriz has launched its first wine from Chile's new Aconcagua Costa region.
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Published: 03 February, 2009
Here is a review of this weekend's national wine writers for the first weekend in February
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Published: 03 February, 2009
Here is a review of this weekend's national wine writers for the first weekend in February
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Published: 23 January, 2009
Chez Bruce has been named as the country's best wine restaurant, after picking up the top prize at the inaugural Drinking Out Excellence Awards this week.
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