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edited by Sue Courtney
e-mail address: winetaster@clear.net.nz
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Wine of the Week 31Jan2012: Rippon Central Otago Gamay Noir 2011 - It's known that some producers do not like screwcaps, for whatever reason, that is their prerogative. 23Jan2012: Heron's Flight Unplugged Dolcetto 2011 - Did you make any wine goals this New Year? I usually do and top of the list is to try something new. |
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From the Blog Feb 1st: Mills Reef, Maui and Heron's Flight on Wine Me Up Wednesday Jan 31st: Keeping cold on a hot summer's day Jan 23rd: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 10 - First Estate but not the last Jan 20th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 9 - The white sands of Karikari |
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Radio Live Wine Me Up Wednesday Feb 1 2012: Tasting Mills Reef Reserve Merlot Malbec 2009 with Duncan Garner and toasting the forgotten father of New Zealand wine Jan 25 2012: Discussing how to chill your wines this summer and tasting Maui Marlbrough Sauvingon Blanc 2011 with James Coleman Jan 18 2012: Discussing wine goals for 2012 and tasting Heron's Flight Unplugged Dolcetto 2011 with James Coleman Dec 21 2011: A summary of the wines reviewed on Radio Live with Paul Henry in 2011 |
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Latest First Glass Tastings Feb 1st - Wines made with Traditional French Varities: Highlights included Waimea Nelson Viognier 2009, Main Divide Pokiri LH Pinot Gris 2009, Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir 2009 & Johnny Q Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Jan 25th - A Summer Theme: Highlights included Seresin Reserve Chardonnay 2009, Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay 2010 and Vasse Felix Margaret River Shiraz 2007 Jan 18th - A Summer Theme: Highlights included Petaluma Hanlin Hills Riesling 2008, Nga Waka Chardonnnay 2010, Mills Reef Hawkes Bay Syrah 2010 |
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Wine Show Stuff A list of all gold medal winners in recent shows - last addition Air NZ Wine Awards 2011 Click here. Commentary: How many wine shows do we need in New Zealand? Read more ... |
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Jan 23rd: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 10 - First Estate but not the last Jan 20th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 9 - The white sands of Karikari Jan 18th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 8 - The road to Russell and Omata Estate Jan 12th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 7 - Marsden's Landing Jan 10th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 6 - Top Gun Marsden Estate Jan 9th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 5 - Chambo at Ake Ake Jan 5th: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 4 - Fat Pigs and Labradors Jan 3rd: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 2 - TBO at Cottle Hill Jan 2nd: Touring New Zealand's Vinous North: Part 1 - a collection of quiky labels Dec 31st: Wrapping up my New Zealand Wine Year Dec 31st: Christmas Wine Highlights Dec 21st: Drinking with Paul Henry on Wine Me Up Wednesday Dec 20th: Two Pink Sweeties, Belated Thanks and Recent Wednesday Tasting Highlights Dec 20th: Festive Bubbles Dec 19th: WOTW: Akarua Noir Ice 2011 Dec 13th: WOTW: Tolaga Bay Muscat 2009 Dec 12th: And now for something completely different Dec 9th: Back from a long weekend away, sans car Dec 2nd: Top Pinot Gris a difficult food match and Wednesday highlights Dec 2nd: WOTW: Woven Stone Ohau Pinot Gris 2011 Dec 1st: Tasting note catch-up on recycling day Nov 30th: The glass does make a difference Nov 26th: Invivo and Waimea make real Sauv too Nov 26th: Invivo and Waimea make real Sauv too Nov 25th: Pascal Schiele presents Gustav Lorentz of Alsace Nov 23rd: Low alcohol Sauvignon Blanc - does it deliver? Nov 22nd: Gemstones in my Blushing Monk Rosé Nov 18th: Wednesday 'Wine Me Up' Highlights Nov 14th: WOTW: Morton Estate Black Label Chardonnay 2007 Nov 14th: Villa Maria Trade Day tasting Nov 13th: Villa Maria makes wine show history Nov 12th: 25 years of the Air NZ Wine Awards and Wednesday's highlights Nov 9th: Ruby and Tawny go head to head on Radio Live Nov 7th: WOTW: Chard Farm Central Otago Riesling 2009 Nov 6th: Sages of the NZ Wine Industry reflect on the past Nov 5th: Air NZ Wine Awards ups NZ wine gold medal tally Nov 4th: Talking about wine and roses on Radio Live Nov 3rd: A 21-year-old Chenin Blanc Nov 2nd: WOTW: Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas 1978 Vintage Port Oct 29th: Neudorf and Greywacke - vinous stars Oct 27th: Learning about Chianti for a tasting on Radio Live Oct 24th: WOTW: Dog Point Marlborough Chardonnay Oct 24th: Drinking Dog Point Marlborough Chardonnay for the RWC Final Oct 23rd: Drinking Australian wines for the RWC Bronze Final Oct 19th: NZ v France taste-off on Radio Live - hysteria takes over Oct 17th: WOTW: Jackson Estate Vintage Widow Pinot Noir 2009 Oct 16th: How many wine shows do we need? Oct 12th: Talking about Rosé with Paul Henry on Radio Live Oct 10th: WOTW: Lawson's Dry Hills Pinot Gris 2011 Oct 10th: Pinot Gris excites with several stars revealed Oct 5th: Tasting Syrah, Shiraz and Petite Sirah on Radio Live Oct 4th: Ring around the Rosies Oct 3rd: WOTW: Gillman Matakana Clairet 2009 Sep 30th: Stoneleigh with Latitude Sep 28th: Wine Me Up Wednesday: Ranking RWC countries by wine production Sep 27th: A Sacred tasting with Tony Bish Sep 27th: WOTW: Saint Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Sep 22nd: Wine Me Up Wednesday: Ten tips for cellaring wine Sep 21st: Growing Old Gracefully Sep 18th: WOTW: Ake Ake Northland Merlot 2009 Sep 15th: Wine Me Up Wednesday: Savoury the North Sep 11th: WOTW: Muddy Water Unplugged Riesling 2009 Sep 10th: All Blacks, Pinot Blacks and Beetlejuice Sep 8th: Book Review: Pinot Central by Alan Brady Sep 7th: Wine Me Up Wednesday: Legends, Achievements, Roaring Meg and Slapjack Sep 5th: WOTW: Mills Reef Elspeth Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Sep 5th: Cabernet Day - Kidnappers Cliff, Te Awa and Mills Reef Sep 4th: Glitz, Glamour, Trophy Winners and Legends Sep 1st: Wine Me Up Wednesday on Radio Live: Kumeu River, Nautilus and Twelve Aug 31st: WOTW: Nautilus Estate Methode Traditionelle NV Aug 29th: 174 NZ wines win gold in August Aug 24th: Talking with Paul Henry on Radio Live about gimmicky wine labels Aug 24th: WOTW: 199 Gold Medal Wines Aug 23rd: Kumeu River and Melba's Potatoes Aug 18th: Talking about wine and wine shows with Paul Henry on the Radio Aug 15th: WOTW: Rock Ferry Central Otago Tempranillo 2009 Aug 14th: Tasting someone else's favourites Aug 11th: Stellar reds from north of the tunnels Aug 10th: A Highs and Lows Tasting Aug 9th: WOTW: Gladstone Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2009 Aug 8th: Seduced by Viognier Aug 5th: Wine Me Up Wednesday and a very expensive white Aug 1st: Tasting Rieslings in Winter is better Aug 1st: WOTW: Palliser Estate Riesling 2010 Jul 29th: Outstanding Cabernet Shiraz blends from Yalumba Jul 27th: 100 Must-Try New Zealand Wines Jul 27th: Getting lost on a regional tour of Chardonnay Jul 27th: Weekend Wines: Rock Ferry, Seresin, Palliser and Coopers Creek Jul 25th: WOTW: Coopers Creek SV Gisborne Albarino 2011 Jul 23rd: Dry River - the Audrey Hepburn of Pinot Gris Jul 22nd: National Poetry Day - Vineyard Poem Jul 21st: Talking about the price of wine and Shingle Peak on the radio Jul 20th: Auburn Rieslings - versatile and food friendly Jul 18th: WOTW: Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2009 Jul 18th: Winemaker visits and Wine of the Week Jul 17th: Rant: One reason why I don't usually score wines Jul 15th: A twittering winescribe Jul 14th: French Onion Soup and Alsace Pinot Gris Jul 13th: You can't do facial expressions on radio Jul 11th: Wine of the Week, Wednesday Roundup and Yoga Jul 11th: WOTW: Churton Marlborough Viognier 2010 Jul 10th: Lunch with the Churtons Jul 10th: Trivia - Top wines at Webb's auctions in the 2010/2011 year Jul 10th: Auckland on top in the Spiegelau International Wine Competition Jul 7th: Warm, cosy, cuddly Merlot Jul 6th: Becoming redundant as consumers take over Jul 4th: Finding a wine to toast American Independence Day Jul 3rd: Taylors from the Clare Valley with Helen McCarthy Jun 30th: More Gold Medal winners announced Jun 27th: WOTW: Riverby Noble Riesling 2009 Jun 26th: First Glass Wine Options - the 2011 event Jun 25th: Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 1998 and slow cooked mushrooms Jun 24th: Cuisine's magazine's top Shiraz and Syrah tasting Jun 24th: Coming soon and a Fromm star Jun 21st: Short Days, Long Nights and Matariki Jun 18th: Gewurztraminer at the Negociants NZ Roadshow Jun 17th: Pinot Gris vibes from the Negociants NZ Roadshow Jun 16th: Be Cos - Europeans at the Negociants NZ Roadshow Jun 15th: Great Gewurztraminers from the 2009 vintage Jun 14th: WOTW: Johanneshof Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2009 Jun 12th: A tasting with Alastair Maling MW Jun 11th: Does Viognier age? Jun 9th: Vibes from the Eurovintage Roadshow Jun 8th: Breidecker - something you don't see every day Jun 6th: Queen's Birthday Honours to viticulturists Jun 6th: WOTW: Spy Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2009 Jun 5th: Treasure from the cellar - St Jerome Jun 4th: A kiwi take on matching food with Gewurz Jun 2nd: Gossip Wire - Stonyridge, Mudbrick, Pay for reviews, etc Jun 1st: Waiheke Winegrowers come to town: 2011 May 30th: Very nice viognier May 29th: The art of blending whites May 29th: WOTW: Seresin Marlborough Viognier 2009 May 29th: The art of blending whites May 28th: A Matter of Transparency May 25th: Kiwi wines banned from Aussie shows: NZIWS the scapegoat May 23rd: Wine of the Week: Georges Road Riesling 2010 May 21st: Something old, something new May 16th: Three-Year-Old Riesling May 15th: Duck with Orange Star Anise Sauce, Pinot Noir and Syrah May 14th: Value Sauv, Class Chard and Juicy Peen-o May 12th: Takutai - the coastal connection May 10th: Tasting some of Bob Campbell's rising star producers May 10th: WOTW: Valli Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2008 May 9th: Alternative Sauvignon Blancs - where do they fit in? May 6th: Is there a case for sub-regional Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc? May 2nd: The bridesmaid turns heads in a Distant Land May 2nd: WOTW: Distant Land Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2010 May 1st: Here we go gathering nuts in May Apr 30th: Blues, Breakers, Brides and Brown Bros Apr 28th: Gorgeous Gewurz, Tasteless Thai and Wireless Woes Apr 21st: Sauvignon Sadness Apr 20th: Edel Weiss Apr 18th: WOTW: Waimea Nelson Merlot Malbec 2008 Apr 18th: A stunning quartet of Merlot Malbec blends Apr 17th: World Malbec Day Apr 14th: On the Pinotage bandwagon again Apr 13th: Birthday Chardonnay Treat Apr 13th: WOTW: Cable Bay Waiheke Island Syrah 2009 Apr 11th: Lifesavers, corkscrews and Wednesday's tasting Apr 7th: Vale Mr Purple Death Apr 5th: Reefers and Jungle Juice Apr 4th: Syrah from the Island Apr 4th: WOTW: Kidnapper Cliffs Pinotage 2009 Apr 3rd: Easter Show Trophy Winners Apr 2nd: It was April Fools Day, but this Sauvignon Blanc wine was no joke Mar 30th: A Bloody Harvest, by Jove Mar 29th: WOTW: Kidnapper Cliffs Pinotage 2009 Mar 27th: Muddy Water turns grey Mar 23rd: WOTW: Astrolabe Voyage Gewurztraminer 2009 Mar 23rd: Going ga-ga over Gewurztraminer Mar 22nd: Harvest Moon in Hawkes Bay Mar 18th: New wine blogs I like Mar 14th: WOTW: Shingle Peak Marlborough Pinot Gris 2010 Mar 14th: Persimmons and Pinot Gris Mar 13th: Mighty Te Mata Mar 9th: Quake impacts wineries and Seductive Pinot Noirs from here Mar 6th: WOTW: Akarua Reserve Pinot Noir 2009 Mar 6th: Seductive Pinot Noir from elsewhere Mar 2nd: Auckland harvest underway Mar 1st: Gold Medal Update Feb 28th: Easter Show and Sydney Gold Medals Feb 27th: Three Sauv Blancs show varietal diversity Feb 27th: WOTW: Nautilus Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Feb 23rd: The future is a promise to nobody Feb 20th: Hunters Rieslings have Heritage Feb 16th: WOTW: Palliser Martinborough Chardonnay 2008 Feb 15th: Who really planted Marlborough's first grapevine? Feb 13th: Peaches and Soljans Chardonnay Feb 10th: Sideways goes Vertical Feb 9th: Air New Zealand wins sky high wine awards Feb 9th: WOTW: Ohau Gravels Pinot Gris 2010 Feb 6th: New Zealand Reserve Pinot Noir Feb 5th: Surprising 'Red Bubbles' Gift Feb 3rd: You get what you pay for |
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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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