What is organic wine? This word seems to have been thrown around like there’s no tomorrow, but let’s strip back the faff and get into the nitty gritty of what organic wine actually means. The journey of a grape from vine to wine has changed over time, involving more processing and chemical intervention than ever …
Hey New World Wine Warriors, we’re back at it with another blog – aren’t we on a roll? This one is more fact heavy, so maybe pour yourself a glass of wine, or just bring the bottle and pop your feet up. We’ll be looking at the South African wine regions that are currently going …
Prowein 2019 was the 25th anniversary of the worlds largest and most important trade event for wine and spirits on the planet. Each Prowein event since the beginning has been held in Dusseldorf, Germany and has grown from just 321 wine exhibitors in its first year to nearly 7000 this year. As part of the …
Villa Maria named 3rd most admired wine brand in the world! Read More »
We’ve been following (albeit tracking) with great interest the UK’s ongoing love affair with this charismatic red wine producing country. No sooner had we seen the vivacious success New Zealand wine had offered we were quickly catapulted into the arrival of small, boutique hand-crafted wines being produced by a ‘new wave’ of Australian wine producers. …
Firstly lets talk pronunciation – its REE-SLING, you must forget the ‘i’ even exists, for fear of sounding like you really don’t know this traditional German grape. Riesling is made in an abundance of different styles, of different sweetnesses from a plethora of different cool climate countries. This can ultimately mean several things, a) Riesling …
An Interview with Vasse Felix’s Paul Holmes à Court MARGARET RIVER WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S ICONIC WINE REGION: Only 3% of Australian wine is produced in the Margaret River, however approximately 20% of the wine classified as Premium Wine produced in Australia comes from the Margaret, so it is certainly fair to say this region is pretty high …
Mel Brown got everything she was hoping for and more at The Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration 2019 which has established itself as a premier event on the international wine calendar. Each year this three day events hosts more than 200 people from across the globe, converging in one of the most dynamic and spectacular …
‘2019 is potentially our best ever vintage’ Blair Walter Well, if the past vintages are anything to go by, then damn we are EXCITED. We are very lucky to be stocking some of the amazing wines that have come out of the 2019 vintage. Nigel Greening, aka Felton Road custodian, has provided some words of how they …
Australia is a New World wine country with attitude! As diverse as it is intriguing, there’s never been a more exciting time for the perception and interrogation of Australian Wine. A bad Aussie brush tainted most with flamboyantly obtuse examples of Chardonnay and Shiraz in the noughties, but FRET NOT! Unique terroir, typography and soil …
‘Wait, what? There’s more to New Zealand than Sauvignon and Pinot?’ Melanie Brown Now, now – we hear ya. Safe to say Sauvignon is pretty spectacular. It has certainly catapulted New Zealand Wine onto the international stage. We’re not taking away the sheer pleasure of sipping a cool glass of Framingham Sauv on a warm summer’s day. However, it’s not everything that this region …
