Seifried Estate 50th vintage and new label
I have been following the growth of Seifried Estate for decades, since the early 1980’s in fact, when I first started developing an interest in wine. I clearly remember ‘doing the wine trail’ when it consisted of just three or…
Seifried Estate 50th vintage and new label
I have been following the growth of Seifried Estate for decades, since the early 1980’s in fact, when I first…
Nelson Winegrowers Chardonnay and Pinot Noir trophies
Each year for about the last 25 years Wine Nelson has held a competition for the Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy…
Iconic Family Wine Businesses – Phil Parker
Phil Parker is an Auckland based wine writer who has his own Fine Wine and Tour company This month, I’m…
Family Business – by Phil Parker
This month, I’m featuring wines from two iconic producers – Sir George Fistonich, and Pegasus Bay’s Donaldson Family. Sir George…
Roaming the Lower North Island from Martinborough to Wellington via Hawke’s Bay
Recently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough,…
Bob’s Rock Wines
Bob’s Rock Vineyard is a tiny producer tucked away on a hillside location at Ngatimoti. Producing less than 200 cases…
Anchorage Wines- Stripping back helps Motueka Winemakers and Growers strike gold
Following on from my previous column about how Motueka Winemakers and Growers (formerly Anchorage Wines) set about restructuring their business…
Great Scutt: New label wine for the ages
Scutt Wines is a tiny producer you may not have heard of before because owners Johnson Scutt and Georgie Hoby…
Sheild Wines
Trudy Sheild is the very talented winemaker behind some of the best wines produced in this region, and I have…