Tag: New Zealand
Why Hasn’t Anyone Bought Quartz Reef Yet?
While I primarily focus on the sensorial aspects of the wine world, I also pay attention to the business side
The Emerging Glory of New Zealand Chardonnay
Struggling for attention amidst the ocean of Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc that saturates the world of wine, some of New Zealand’s
Vinography Images: The Boulder
An ancient boulder marks a vista looking over vineyards with their (very necessary) wind breaks at Man o’War vineyards on
Adding the Fine to New Zealand Wine
Self-help books frequently tout the idea that our greatest strength can also be our greatest weakness. The same can be
Vinography Images: The Most Beautiful Vineyard
Wine grows in some of the most beautiful places around the globe. But some are more beautiful than others. While
Facets of Sauvignon: Tasting the Appellation Marlborough Collection
I’ve long said that selecting the top 12 wines made in your region each year using a blind tasting run
Vinography Images: Horn of Plenty
Perhaps the most iconic and controversial aspects of the biodynamic farming regimen are Preparations 500 and 501, which involve packing
Vinography Images: Island Vines
Vines look out on the Hauraki Gulf from their home perched on a hill on Waiheke Island, a short ferry
Taste the Stones: The 2022 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection
Gravel. Gravelly loam. Alluvium. Hang around with winegrowers long enough and you’re bound to hear these words, often in conjunction
Vinography Images: The Perfect Storm
While I’m trained as a photographer, I’m not a professional photographer, which is to say people don’t pay me for
Vinography Images: Jaunty Vines
Notions of terroir keep us thinking about a vine’s relationship to the earth, and we imagine its roots questing into
Vinography Images: Through the Gate
The vineyard landscapes of New Zealand are some of the most beautiful in the world. Each of the country’s wine
Vinography Images: Patchwork Quilt
Some vineyards are simple rectangles, regularly gridded with rows of vines. That works when you’ve got a uniformly sloped hillside
Vinography Images: The Forgotten Land of Vines
Most wine lovers are familiar with the more famous wine regions of New Zealand. Indeed, such regions are populated by
Fresh Reds: Tasting the 2021 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection
Gravel is a word used in conjunction with some of wine’s most hallowed ground. The gravelly clays of Bordeaux’s Left
Red and Fresh: Tasting the 2020 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection
Gravel is a word used in conjunction with some of wine’s most hallowed ground. The gravelly clays of Bordeaux’s Left
Stony South: Tasting the 2019 Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection
In a country filled with utterly spectacular wine regions, the Gimblett Gravels district of Hawke’s Bay can’t compete for the
Tasting Natural Beauty: The Wines of Rippon
When I was first learning the little bit of Japanese that I speak, I was interested in adjectives. Maybe it’s
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 9/20/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
