As you are aware, Villa Maria Estate is a keen supporter of wine education in order to give confidence in wine knowledge to consumers and people selling wines. To assist in this matter Villa Maria has become the NZ sponsor…
There are a lot of misconceptions around the concept of wine that has gone off. Okay – the classic example is a wine that has been tainted by a bad cork or by unhygienic winemaking. I.e. a ‘corked’ wine. This…
Brightwater Vineyards 2017 Lord Rutherford Pinot Noir has just been awarded a GOLD MEDAL at New Zealand International Wineshow! This is Brightwater Vineyards 12th gold medal for Pinot Noir and now means that every vintage of Lord Rutherford Pinot Noir since 2010 has received…
Media release Monday 7 October 2019 The rise of rosé shows no signs of slowing after a record-breaking year for the popular pink drop at the 2019 New World Wine Awards. Nine rosé wines, including seven still and two sparkling,…
2019 Harvest Temperature variations, ripening, the winegrowing cycle… All together an unprecedented harvest The buckets and secateurs have been put away again and the grape pickers have now deserted the vineyards. After 11 days of harvesting in summer-like weather, the…
Tasteology included in this years Wild Tomato Dine Out Awards. After our first year in business they received the Best Wine Experience Award for the Nelson / Marlborough region.They would like, thank you to everyone who has supported them and of…
At the risk of repeating myself I love this time of the year, everything in the garden is starting to sprout into life again after being dormant during the winter, the daylight hours are longer, daylight saving has started, the…
This cocktail was created by Nick as his entry for the New Zealand round of the Glenfarclas Cocktail Competition in 2018 of which he won and took out the New Zealand ambassadorship of the brand. This cocktail topped more than…
One of the things that I love about working around wine in New Zealand is the huge diversity of labels, wine varieties, regions and personalities that make up our wine industry. This month I have six wines to talk about…