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New Zealand wine of the week - www.wineoftheweek.com
edited by Sue Courtney
e-mail address: winetaster@clear.net.nz
Wine of the Week
In the ancient vineyards of Condrieu, home to arguably the world's best Viognier wines, the vignerons say the wines are best enjoyed when they are young. Here in the new vineyards
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Last Week
I had a wine the other night that could be considered a 'limited edition' wine in more ways than one. Remarkable, considering that the country's largest wine producer made it
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Two Weeks Ago
There are many reasons for buying a vineyard but Shelley Trotter's reason is probably quite unique. The deer farmer, who is the fourth generation in her family to farm north of Auckland near Matakana
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The Wednesday Roundup
The Wednesday Round-up: Notes from First Glass Wines and Spirits' weekly tastings.
25 Aug 2010: Cuisine Magazine's Top NZ Reds
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From the Blog
13 Aug 2010 - Delicious Dolcetto and tempting Sangiovese: When it comes to matching food to our favourite wine varieties, we often have our favourite foods to go with the wines.
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From the Blog
14 Jul 2010 - Potato & Cheese Soup and Chardonnay: When Jaison Kerr of Kerr Farm Vineyard sent out a recipe for Pruner's Potato and Cheese Soup, I thought I'd give it a try. Not the pruning, but the soup.
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All about screwcaps - the new revolution in the New Zealand wine industry
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Recent Blog Entries and Updates
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Aug 17th: Another Classy Auckland Chardonnay
Aug 17th: WOTW: Mahurangi River Winery Reserve Field of Grace Chardonnay 2009
Aug 13th: Delicous Dolcetto and Tempting Sangiovese
Aug 10th: Sacred Hill on the TV
Aug 10th: WOTW: Sacred Hill Halo Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2008
Aug 6th: Hyping up my favourite wine regions
Aug 2nd: Drinking with a Star
Aug 2nd: WOTW: Two Paddocks Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008
Aug 1st: The Day After the Night Before
Jul 31st: Blast from the Past
Jul 30th: Six Juicy Merlots
Jul 28th: Drinking is good for you - but what kind of drink
Jul 27th: Distributor News
Jul 26th: Wine from the Heart
Jul 26th: WOTW: Corazon North Island Merlot Malbec 2008
Jul 25th: Sauvignon Blanc Weekend
Jul 23th: Blockbusters at the Wednesday Tasting
Jul 22nd: More about Echolands
Jul 20th: New Stop on the Kumeu Wine Trail
Jul 19th: The Chardonnay Capital of New Zealand?
Jul 19th: WOTW: Waimarie Muriwai Valley Chardonnay 2008
Jul 18th: Taumarunui on the Main Trunk Line
Jul 16th: Token Bastille Day Wines
Jul 15th: Tempting Malbec
Jul 14th: Potato, Cheese, Soup and Chardonnay
Jul 13th: Kaffir Lime Aromatic Delight
Jul 11th: Blind Tasting Confusion
Jul 8th: Black Barn's Mediterranean Trio
Jul 4th: Born in the USA
Jul 2nd: Paying Homage to Syrah
Jul 1st: Bracken's Law and Order
Jun 30th: Syrah from the heart
Jun 29th: Running with Ducks
Jun 27th: Oz is in the room - Wine Options and Wednesday Tasting Redux
Jun 25th: The taste of summer in winter - First of 2010
Jun 24th: Rugby and Wine do mix - off the field
Jun 20th: WOTW: Kumeu River Chardonnay and Wednesday Update
Jun 10th: WOTW: Pinot Noir and Pate
Jun 7th: Wine Competition Update plus the Wednesday Tasting
Jun 6th: Auckland's Best Restaurants according to ....
Jun 2nd: John Hill, Waimea, Wild Earth and Moana
Jun 1st: Review: Crowded House
May 31st: South Island Redux - Part 9 - Marlborough
May 30th: South Island Redux - Part 8 - Nelson Day 2
May 27th: South Island Redux - Part 7 - Nelson Day 1 cont'd
May 26th: WOTW: Waimea Nelson Syrah 2008
May 19th: WOTW: Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Noir 2008
May 15th: South Island Redux - Part 6 - Nelson Day 1
May 12th: WOTW: Moana Park Vineyard Selection Viognier 2009
May 11th: South Island Redux - Part 5 - Driving the Wairau Valley
May 9th: South Island Redux - Part 4 - Driving the Awatere Valley
May 7th: South Island Redux - Part 3 - Canterbury
May 6th: South Island Redux - Part 2 - Mt Beautiful
May 5th: South Island Redux - Part 1 - Yealands
May 2nd: WOTW: Kina Beach Reserve Pinot Noir 2007
May 2nd: Weekend Catchup
May 1st: Autumn Colours at Kumeu River
Apr 21st: WOTW: Marble Point Pinot Noir 2008
Apr 16th: Back to the Wednesday Tasting gig
Apr 14th: WOTW: Bay Glen Canterbury Pinot Gris 2008
Apr 7th: Good Friday vibes with Johanneshof
Apr 4th: Wine of the Week: Auburn Twilight Riesling 2009
Apr 1st: It's no joke and the Pinot is definitely good
Mar 26th: Time Travel
Mar 21st: WOTW: Escarpment Vineyard Insight Pinot Noirs
Mar 22nd: Monday Update Te Mata and Trophies
Mar 18th: A Series of Sauvs from Sileni
Mar 17th: A Prime perspective of Prophet's Rock
Mar 15th: Monday Update sharing the love
Mar 11th: Pinot Noir 2010 videos online
Mar 10th: Meeting Nina from Catalina
Mar 9th: Nautilus Estate's 25th Anniversary
Mar 9th: WOTW: Mahi Twin Valleys Vineyard Chardonnay 2008
Mar 8th: Harvest Festival at West Brook
Mar 6th: Gold Medal Summary Updated
Mar 5th: Highlights from Wednesday's Tasting
Mar 4th: Treasures from a Cellar - Part 3
Mar 3rd: Treasures from a Cellar - Part 2
Mar 2nd: Treasures from a Cellar - Part 1
Mar 1st: WOTW: Te Awa Boundary 2004
Mar 1st: A Zone Becoming a Boundary
Feb 28th: A Savvy Weekend
Feb 28th: Reading Between the Scores
Feb 24th: A Lavish Lunch with Locharburn Wines
Feb 22nd: WOTW: Tolaga Bay Lightly Oaked Chardonnay 2009
Feb 22nd: It's not unusual
Feb 20th: Central Otago Pinot Noir vs Central Otago Pinot Noir and a magnificent Marlborough
Feb 18th: New Central Otago Wine map and new wineries
Feb 17th: Thai Lemongrass Pork and Gewurztraminer
Feb 16th: Peach Soup and Pinot Gris
Feb 15th: WOTW: Lawson's Dry Hills Pioneer Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Feb 15th: The new Lawson's Dry Hills 'Pioneer' range
Feb 14th: Valentine's Day wine for Petrol Heads
Feb 12th: Pinotage Party
Feb 11th: Pinot Noir 2010 redux
Feb 10th: Plagiarising Wine Notes
Feb 8th: WOTW: Fox Junior Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Feb 6th:Wednesday's tasting highlights
Feb 5th: Pinot Noir Week - $30 and under
Feb 4th: Pinot Noir Week - A Dry River mini vertical
Feb 3rd: Pinot Noir Week - A New Zealand history Part 1
Feb 2nd: Pinot Noir Week - Auckland beauties under $25
Feb 1st: Pinot Noir 2010
Feb 1st: WOTW: Pegasus Bay Bel Canto Dry Riesling 2008
Jan 30th: Focus on Spain
Jan 29th: A Dry Riesling food match
Jan 27th: Riesling drinkability
Jan 26th: Australia Day bubbles
Jan 25th: WOTW: Alpha Domus AD Aviator 2007
Jan 24th: Focus on Italy
Jan 22nd: Spinning a story with something different
Jan 19th: Riesling Highlights and Wine of the Week
Jan 18th:WOTW: The Crater Rim 'Dr Köhls' Waipara Riesling 2008
Jan 18th: Tasting Big Name Australians
Jan 14th: June in January
Jan 13th: Message on a cork
Jan 11th: Saving the best bubbles 'til last
Jan 11th:WOTW: Johanneshof Cellars EMMI Methode Traditionelle NV
Jan 9th: Swooning over Moscato
Jan 7th: Boom Diddy Boom
Jan 6th: Another Hawkes Bay bubbles
Jan 5th: 'H' is for Hill, I presume
Jan 3rd: Messages in the 'firsts' of the Year
Jan 2nd: WOTW: Gladstone Wairarapa Viognier 2009
Jan 1st: Lobster Reef evokes summer, sea and fun
Dec 31st:Looking back on 2009 and Wines of the Year
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31 Aug 2010
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Sue Courtney's Disclaimer:
"The views and reviews I express in this site are my own. I have no ties to any of the named businesses or wineries whose food or wines I review, however I do write tasting notes for First Glass Wines and Spirits' Fine Wine Wednesday tastings and update them to their website, as well as my own..
Constructive criticism is always welcome."
All spelling mistakes on this site are my own work.
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