What makes food festivals worth attending? Is it a unique product locally produced, the sweetest of treats, or just the thrill of trying something new? Whatever the reason, there are certain events that stand out from the crowd and catch the eye of even the most casual festival goer. With this in mind, we’ve compiled …
Grab Your Plate and Passport – These Food Festivals are Worth Travelling For Read More »
The Kiwi capital isn’t nicknamed the “Windy City” for nothing. Nestled in a harbour surrounded by hills, it can be ferociously windy even on the sunniest of days. Just as well then that Wellington boasts some of the finest restaurants, cafes and markets on the North Island. The strong Asian influence in Wellington is hard …
Ireland’s wine drinkers have a special affection for New Zealand’s wines and especially for its signature wine, Sauvignon Blanc. Perhaps it is a tribal affinity with fellow islanders and our common farming of sheep and stunning mountainous landscapes. It is a testimony to the high reputation of New Zealand wines that even during the depths …
Patrick Materman, Brancott Estate’s Chief Winemaker on Pioneering and Innovating Read More »
There is nothing quite like a fluted glass of wine shimmering with moving strands of tiny pearly bubbles beneath a snowy collar of foam to lift a mood and glamorise any occasion. Here are some fascinating fizz facts about how the bubble gets into the bottle with a selection tasted from France, Italy, Spain, New …
A Sparkling World: Fabulous Champagnes and Bubbles to Toast to 2017 Read More »
The New Zealand wine industry is getting closer to reach its target of $2 billion of exports by 2020, according to Chair of New Zealand Winegrowers, Steve Green. New Zealand Winegrowers’ Annual Report shows an increase of 10% in exports in the last year, to just under $1.6 billion. This is the 21st consecutive year the industry has experienced …
New Zealand Wine Exports Grew by 10% in the Last Year Read More »
Three sommeliers from the UK and Ireland will have the opportunity to travel to New Zealand for an exclusive event as part of a scholarship offered by New Zaland Winegrowers. The one day “Sommit” (Sommelier Summit) will gather distinguished professionals hosted by local sommeliers Cameron Douglas MS and Stephen Wong MW, who will lead tastings and discussions …
New Zealand Winegrowers extends Sommelier Scholarship to the UK & Ireland Read More »
New Zealand’s terroir has been sculpted by the four elements which converge on its wild coastal trails ruled by water and wind and its untamed volcanoes where earth and fire merge to create unique lands as fiery as the passion that drives the island’s adventurous winemakers. As they discovered in the seventies, Sauvignon Blanc made herself …
Explore New Zealand’s Finest This Sauvignon Blanc Day Read More »
“A Landmark Label That Defined The New Zealand Wine Industry” Martin Moran MW. 2015 saw Cloudy Bay celebrate thirty years with its Iconic Sauvignon Blanc. To celebrate a select few were invited to a vertical tasting of this much celebrated wine. Cloudy Bay released its first commercial vintage in 1985 from the Wairau Valley in …
The 19th New Zealand Annual Trade Tasting will take place in the Hilton Hotel in Charlemont Place, Dublin 2. New Zealand Wine will be represented by winegrowers at the 2016 Dublin Trade Tasting. Taste great New Zealand wines from across their diverse regions and range of vintages, meet the people behind the wines, make contacts and …
New Zealand Wine Fair – Thursday 21st January, 2016 Read More »
This September Ben Cole from the Man O’ War winery flew into Ireland and within an hour of his hopping off the plane I got a chance to catch up with him. For someone who had left his home at 4am on the previous Sunday, he was very vibrant at 2pm on a sunny Tuesday …
The other week I got a call to say that Fleur McCree from Insight Wines was popping over to Dublin and would I like to meet her. Automatically I said yes, I’d heard such great things so I was eager to meet her and gain an ‘insight’ into how she got into the business and …
An Insight into one of New Zealand’s best Wineries Read More »
Man O’War Dreadnought Syrah: A fantastic winery located at the eastern end of Waiheke Island, this Rhone style Syrah (shiraz) from New Zealand was named after the first in a line of 20th century battleships. It has some age now but it is drinking beautifully. On the nose this wine is packed with aromas of …
Wine of the Week – Man O’War Dreadnought Syrah 2011 by Suzi Redmond Read More »
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