The Cellar Club, President’s Report 2022
Wednesday 11 May 2022 Dinah Murray Robin and Pat at Tiwaiwaka It is usual for a President’s Report to be EITHER comprehensive and an ordeal OR for it to be cryptically short and to the point. So it seems in...
Read MoreReview – 2021 Gold Medal wines from the NZ wine show
The April evening with Sarah and Russell was well supported with 36 Club members turning up to sample the choice of wines and the presentation. This was a new format being tried by your committee and Sarah and Russell made...
Read MoreThe new rules of wine [Series]
Contents Rethinking ABV Bring on the funk The return of sweet Sustainability Rosé with everything Reading the label A cheat sheet High-tech wine Everyday bubbly Wine in cocktails The LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) is an Ontario government enterprise...
Read MoreRemembering Roy Kellahan, Johnsonville’s ‘mad cowboy’
Nicholas Boyack Mar 20, 2022 | Stuff Roy Kellahan grew up in Johnsonville in Wellington, in an era when it was affectionately known as Cow Town. Roy Kellahan, a well-known equestrian enthusiast and entrepreneur, at his Johnsonville riding school. In...
Read MorePerfect piece of outdoor furniture
Matt Thompson@MIwoodworks, Carpenter If pouring a glass of wine seems like hard work – then you need to buy one of these amazing wine chairs. Matt Thompson from Detroit loves to put his woodworking skills to good use. In 2017,...
Read MoreThe Teabag Method: the new way to chill wine in Three Minutes
The Teabag Method #chillwinequickly Being able to chill a glass of wine quickly is the wine equivalent of building a better mousetrap. My partner doesn’t understand why this is important – thinking, ‘what kind of person is so desperate for...
Read MoreCovid’s impact on sensitive experts is not to be sniffed at
Industry experts have warned that food and drink are tasting different to how they did before the pandemic CREDIT: Xurxo Lobato/Cover Is your pinot noir smelling a little funk? Perhaps your chips are on the salty side, or your chocolate...
Read MoreVictor Kattenbalt and Confidant Wines – March 2022
The March evening with Victor Kattenbalt and Confidant Wines was a taste experience for all those that could attend. We tried some Waipara Downs wines, which are largely exported to Australia, and some Portuguese wines that were quite different grape...
Read MoreFamous name in wines goes global
Michael Donaldson, Stuff | Oct 31 2021 Under new ownership, Villa Maria captures a global market When Matthew Deller decided it was time to bring his family home from Napa Valley in California, there was only one place he wanted...
Read MoreSome of New Zealand’s best wines are being made by producers who don’t actually have their own vines
Jonathan Brookes - Stuff | Jan 23 2022 Kiwis motivated to make delicious and interesting wines under their own labels are changing the way we think about négociant winemaking. The business of winemaking can be, well, a little dry. Especially...
Read MoreTasting – Everything Pinot – Feb 2022
The evening with Everything Pinot was a tippling success, with 37 people turning up for the Club’s own members to present to, plus a special guest for the evening’s last pinot – John Dawson with a whisky distilled in pinot...
Read MoreJanuary BBQ at Derek’s
The January BBQ at Derek’s was the start of our calendar year and was a lovely afternoon in the sun for the approximately 40 club members who came. Thanks to Derek for letting us use his house for this event,...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…