Friday, November 6th, 2009
German winemakers were said to have arrived by the shipload to the seaside town of Nelson, New Zealand in 1843. They were welcomed with open arms by...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
When you’re hot. You’re hot. And last fall (as a reminder, the 2009 harvest in the southern hemisphere came in March, April and May) New...
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Gisborne, New Zealand --There are some things in this world that you don't need to see. Things like, the inside of a maximum security prison cell....
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Over the years the New Zealand wine biz has spent a a lot of time and cash on trying to figure out how get the world more interested in New Zealand...
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The Australian wine industry is taking a beating. Lousy weather along with the vagaries of the global wine market have sent the Aussie wine industry...
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He was America’s first Master of Wine winemaker. He was pivotal in the development of the Washington State wine industry. He and Mike Sauer...
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Do the French love wine so much that they’re willing to strip and go naked to protect it. The answer is yes, and how. On October third 713...
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Napa, CA -- The joint effort of late Robert Mondavi and the late Julia Child has met its finally ignominy. The under-visited center for food, art and...
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Paso Robles, CA -- “Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation.”...
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The term California wine immediately takes most of our minds straight to Napa/Sonoma. Visions of big, golden hills dotted with gnarled oaks and valley...
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