What age can do for/to wine? – September 2017
The late Richard Gooch Well our tasting for September was certainly different and a great learning experience. It’s not often you get to taste 11 wines from the period 1974 to 1996. And to help judge these wines, Wayne had...
Read MoreUpcoming events, Bottle a day
Upcoming events Good grief, where is the year going? Much to look forward to however with Stonecroft next week and the November Festive tasting which will have Spanish wines as a theme. The December dinner venue is sorted and we...
Read MoreThe A – Z of wine
Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. Issue 9, The A - Z of wine. Goodbye Winter. Can’t say we’re sorry to see the back of you, what with the wind and the rain and the flu;...
Read More2017 Bragato Wine Awards – a single vineyard wine competition
A 13 strong judging team is gearing up to review over 500 wines entered in this year’s Bragato Wine Awards. The twist on this year’s Awards is that all wines entered must be single vineyard wines, a first in the...
Read More2017 Romeo Bragato Wine Awards
Wine industry recognises viticultural excellence at 2017 Romeo Bragato Wine Awards A Cabernet Franc from Canterbury has come out on top at this year’s Bragato Wine Awards. Grown by Lindsay Hill, in the Waipara West vineyard located in Canterbury, The...
Read MoreWomen in Wine NZ launch
(New Zealand Winegrowers Media Release – 28 August 2017) The inaugural Women in Wine NZ launch event sold out. The first New Zealand Winegrowers’ Women in Wine NZ event, sponsored by Plant and Food Research, drew a capacity crowd with...
Read MoreStonecroft, Hawkes Bay – October 2017
Stonecroft is a small, family owned winery making organic Gimblett Gravels wines in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. The owners are Dermot McCollum and Andria Monin, who live on the Roy’s Hill vineyard with their two children Emer and Oscar, plus...
Read MoreSeifried, Nelson – August 2017
Anna Seifried gave a presentation about the history of her family and the vineyard, where the wines were not the focus of the tasting, leaving the wines to speak for themselves. It was an enjoyable, fascinating presentation which was well...
Read MoreSeeing out the year, Woman power
Seeing out the year Things are getting back to normal and it seems like we were never away. Although numbers were down due to the inclement weather last month’s Seifried tasting was a most enjoyable event. Seeing out the year...
Read MoreA tour of Italy – Part 2
Glengarry's Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. A tour of Italy - Part 2 comes from The Sunday Sediment Issue 6. Sicilia The largest island in the Mediterranean, Sicily boasts the greatest number of wineries of any...
Read MoreVilla Maria and George’s cellar
Glengarry’s Sunday ramblings of all things vinous, grain and glorious. Villa Maria and George’s cellar comes from The Sunday Sediment. Sir George Fistonich A true New Zealand original, Villa Maria Wine Estates, is over 55 years old, proudly displayed the...
Read MoreCentral Otago: The New Zealand wine region with vineyards to rival Burgundy
Susy Atkins, Daily Telegraph UK | July 2024 The world’sRead more…