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PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW’S TOP TEN NEW ZEALAND PINOT NOIRS
Home » Blogs » Catherine Fallis blog | February 19, 2020 – 8:06pm | By Catherine Fallis You may have heard about the diva grape, Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir loves drama. Pinot Noir loves a challenge. Pinot Noir thrives in a cool to extreme climate especially with a maritime influence. In New Zealand, it thrives […]
NEW ZEALAND PINOT NOIR WITH CATHERINE FALLIS AND DEBORAH PARKER WONG
January 30, 2019 Catherine Fallis and Deborah Parker Wong introduce us to wines from the end of the world, in New Zealand! https://isantemagazine.com/content/new-zealand-pinot-noir
REDISCOVERING THE PLEASURE OF NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANC
by Liz Thach, MW New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine is famous around the world for its tropical flavors of kiwi, mango and refreshing grapefruit finish. However, when visiting New Zealand several years ago, I was pleased to be able to taste many of the other white wine varieties they produce, such as exquisitely dry Rieslings, […]
NEW ZEALAND SPARKLER STEALS THE SHOW
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Jeremy Adsett – Marketing Manager jeremy@hunters.co.nz FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3 November 2017 Hunter’s Wines Awarded Two Trophies at Marlborough Wine Show Hunter’s MiruMiru™ Reserve 2013, and Hunter’s Riesling 2016, 2012, and 2006 come out on top. Two varieties of Hunter’s Wine have been recognised with trophies at the 2017 Marlborough Wine Show, […]
NEW ACT PROTECTS NEW ZEALAND’S GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR WINE
The SOMM JOURNAL Web Exclusives New Act Protects New Zealand’s Geographical Indications for Wine by Catherine Fallis, MS As vibrant, warm, happy and lively the place, people and wines are, it is only after 25 years of global success that the New Zealand wine industry is locking down place name protection on a global […]
BEYOND SAUVIGNON BLANC – PRIME TIME FOR PINOT NOIR IN NEW ZEALAND
Beyond Sauvignon Blanc – Prime Pinot Noir Time in New Zealand Catherine Fallis April 19, 2017 Food and Wine I love former West End actor Oz Clarke’s description of New Zealand’s brash, pungent Sauvignon Blanc, an iconic style created by Cloudy Bay winemaker Kevin Judd. He calls it a “cloudburst, thrilling, shocking, lime zest, capsicum, love […]
PINOT NOIR NEW ZEALAND 2017 – WELLINGTON WATERFRONT
Global wine industry leaders to descend on Wellington this month In just under three weeks, an astounding selection of global wine imbibers and influencers will descend on our nation’s capital for Pinot Noir NZ 2017. We’ve got a line-up of 30 speakers from Japan, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, who […]
THE AGEABILITY OF NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANC
I love former West End actor Oz Clarke’s description of New Zealand’s brash, pungent Sauvignon Blanc, an iconic style created by Cloudy Bay winemaker Kevin Judd. He calls it a“cloudburst, thrilling, shocking, lime zest, capsicum, love me or leave me” style of Sauvignon Blanc. Kevin Judd, who produced the winery’s first 25 vintages and who now […]
KUMEU RIVER – FROM CROATIA TO NEW ZEALAND’S FRUIT BOWL
New Zealand’s first Master of Wine, Michael Brajkovich, is also the country’s first producer of world class Chardonnay. His father, Maté (mah tee eh) moved to Kumeu, New Zealand from Zivogosce, a small village in Croatia, in 1937 and married his mother, Melba Sitich in 1958. He and his siblings Marijana, Milan, and Paul, […]
NEW ZEALAND WINE MASTERCLASS WITH OZ CLARKE
Britain’s most popular wine writer, irreverent Irishman Oz Clarke, led a group of San Francisco area writers and buyers including Matt Kramer, Dan Berger, Leslie Sbrocco, Richard Jennings, Rebecca Chapa, Wilfred Wong and more through an entertaining tasting of New Zealand wines this past January. Oz Clarke, one of my favorites for his down-to-earth quotes, like “Gewurztraminer […]
NEW WINEMAKER FOR EHLERS ESTATE NAPA VALLEY
By Dr. Liz Thach, Master of Wine With over a decade of experience producing luxury wines in the Napa Valley for such well known names as La Jota, Mt. Brave, and Cardinale, Laura Díaz Muñoz is perfectly positioned to take the helm of Ehlers Estate as new Head Winemaker. Recruited to the position in June […]
SUMMER WINE SUBSCRIPTIONS YOU’LL WANT TO TRY NOW
Food and Wine Catherine Fallis Sun Aug 2 While many things in our lives have been upended this year, one thing remains in place — our love for wine! And that love becomes even stronger when we have the convenience and security of having some one else pick it out for us. But with the […]
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