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Wine Tasting Note: Tuatara Bay Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, Marlborough, New Zealand

Wine Tasting Note: Tuatara Bay Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, Marlborough, New Zealand

Wine Tasting Note: Tuatara Bay Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, Marlborough, New Zealand.Available from Surf4Wine for £7.99.I’m a great fan of Sauvignon’s and the punchy New Zealand stylesRead More

Andrew Barrow
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Wine Tasting Note: Fern Bay Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, South Island, New Zealand

Wine Tasting Note: Fern Bay Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, South Island, New Zealand

It’s warm. By golly it feels like summer has arrived early! It probably won’t last, forever the pessimist me. Wine thoughts though turn to crisp, coolRead More

Grove Mill Carbon Neutral

Grove Mill Carbon Neutral

New Zealand producer Grove Mill has released a carbon neutral wine in the UK; not having seen any other wine claim the honour this could beRead More

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Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Wine Tasting Note: Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.Available from Oddbins (2006) for £6.99Yet another Kiwi Sauvignon. You all know the drill – fresh,Read More

Framingham Wines, New Zealand.

Framingham Wines, New Zealand.

More wines from the 25th Anniversary New Zealand Wine Tasting at Lords, these from Framingham Wines in Marlborough. The company name is taken from the villageRead More

Maven Wines, New Zealand

Maven Wines, New Zealand

I was bowled over with the Maven Wine range – from the superb packaging through to the flavours of the wines themselves. Based in the rapauraRead More

Wine Tasting Note: Saints Selection Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Wine Tasting Note: Saints Selection Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Saints Sauvignon Blanc Wine Tasting Note: Saints Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, Marlborough, New Zealand.Threshers £6.99 a bottle.Screwcap removed the wine is splashed into the glass. The lightRead More

Wine Tasting Note: Dashwood Pinot Noir, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Wine Tasting Note: Dashwood Pinot Noir, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.

This months Wine Blogging Wednesday has had New Zealand Reds designated as the theme by Cork Dork. Damn fine theme. I seldom purchase Kiwi Reds; theyRead More

Wine Tasting Note: Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Wine Tasting Note: Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Served on Boxing Day with a starter of Goats Cheese salad made festive with the addition of cranberries and a dressing of clementine juice, cassis andRead More

Maori Names on New Zealand Wines.

Maori Names on New Zealand Wines.

I wonder how far this will get – it sounds great to me, a real attempt to inject a little unique New Zealand culture onto oneRead More

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