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Does Decanting Wine Really Make a Difference? Let’s Find Out.
Why, when you have paid money for a perfectly reputable bottle of wine, should you have to find another vessel and then empty out said bottle into a second container?! Welcome to the mystery world of decanting wine, a land full sales malarkey and other nonsense.
Wine Club Tasting Notes – April 19
Wine Club Tasting Notes with Angie Atkinson April 2019 It’s a busy time in the vineyards and our brand new winery this month! We are extremely excited to have the winery in operation; we are so excited in fact that we wanted to share in this special time by doing something special for you. We…
Prophet’s Rock Gift Giving Guide, 2020
Between Summertime and the Silly Season, stocking up on wine and gifts can feel like quite the challenge. What is going to please everyone? What about the person who has everything? How do you know they’re going to like it? To make life a little easier for NZ winelovers, we’ve put together a cheat sheet…
Never plan travel ahead of time around vintage.
Paul’s Winter Wine Travels, Lesson One Back in early March, it looked like we would have a slightly early and compressed harvest. So, when planning an overdue work journey, it seemed safe to take off towards the end of May. In a cool climate like Central Otago, that is a beginner’s mistake. The season cooled…
Angie’s Tasting Notes – Jan 19
Happy New Year! We hope you had an amazing Christmas and New Year break, enjoying time with friends and family, the brilliant sunshine and of course a bottle or two of delicious wine. 2019 is looking to be as exciting as our wines! The Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration is about to commence, we…
Harvest 2020 Video Diary
As New Zealand climbs down lockdown levels, it’s a great time to reflect on what has been an unusual harvest. I use the word ‘unusual’ because, although Covid-19 has thrown a few serious challenges our way, the harvest itself has given us universally exceptional grapes, one of the best seasons in terms of fruit quality…