I'm now officially back from holidays and have spent too many hours staring out the window and thinking about where I was just a few days ago - this beach …
The Kiwi's are in town at the moment, or at least they were last week, with several large-ish NZ wine functions all happening within the space of a few days. What's …
Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2006 (Kumeu, Chardonnay)$50, Screwcap, 14%Because I am both lazy and the text itself says everything appropriate, I'm going to start with an excerpt from a …
Two days of tasting - A Constellation Premium trade tasting followed by a tasting by the 'Family of Twelve' - 12 top kiwi wine families who promote their wines together …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more
