Chardonnay is a grape that grows somewhere in nearly every wine growing region in the world. Why? Well it’s because it can grow in so many places. It’s a great grape for new wine areas to test themselves. Are there are few newer than New Zealand.
Everyone’s done a bit of travelling these days, right? In fairness, I don’t think I’d have called myself well travelled anyway, but especially given the uni mates I‘ve got, who packed up and spent a year going round the world while knobby here decided to go a job instead. To the man, I think their …
I know what you’re thinking. I’ve messed up the title and I really meant to type Sauvignon Blanc. But absolutely not. As much as we can all have a decent chat about that particular wine, given we’ve all had plenty of it over the years, this week Ant’s gone for a grape that is starting …
#NWTW Week 49: Chardonnay from New Zealand (Part Two) Read More »
First and foremost it’s I’ve got to apologise for the tardiness of this post. I’ve spent most of the weekend on all kinds of planes, trains, and automobiles and struggled for both wifi and power sockets for the computer. Needless to say, I didn’t need either of those to drink the wine, so that was …
#NWTW Week 23: The Verdict On New Zealand Pinot Noir Read More »
I’ll have to admit early doors here that this might be a tad on the brief side. Firstly I can’t really do justice to the amazing wines coming from both North and South islands in just a couple of short paragraphs. Secondly, I’ve got to bugger off and catch a plane to Bordeaux, I know, …
#NWTW Week 23: What’s So Special About New Zealand Pinot Noir? Read More »
I had to do a double take this week when I realized that we’re nearly half way through the year and this is the first Pinot Noir in New Wine This Week. Seems a bit funny I guess given that it’s without doubt one of the most iconic grapes going, what’s called a true “international” …
So for week 23 we’re coming back to a new world classic. There’s plenty of grapes that are doing great down in New Zealand, but two in particular have become the country’s standard bearers in the world of wine. Nearly every wine drinker in the world has had a Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc in their life. …
#NWTW Week 23: Pinot Noir from New Zealand (Part Two) Read More »
First and foremost, a massive thanks to the wife for dusting off her camera and helping me out with some photos this week. You may notice a small difference to the kinds of photo I usually have at this point in the week. She’s got an eye for this kind of stuff. Cheers kiddo!
A nagging conversation pops up at home every now and again. My Scandinavian wife can’t cope with “candy” in the UK (I can’t cope with the word “candy”, but let’s not get into that now!). For her it’s way too sweet. Living over here she misses her salty liquorice and extra sours. Point being is …
#NWTW Week 20: Up & Downs of Sweet Wines From Noble Rot Read More »
We’ve decided to shelve an idea for a couple of weeks that will all become clear soon, so for NWTW Week 20 it’s time for the first sweet wine of the year. It’s going to be sweet wine that’s produced from a specific method rather than from a specific place.
