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Big money for some special wine

23 Oct 2024

A major wine auction this Labour weekend will see some of the world's most prestigious wines go under the hammer. It will include around 300 auction lots with some individual bottles expected to sell for up to $50,000.

One of the features of the weekend is special charity wine lots for the Central Otago Pinot Noir Charitable Trust.

Otago pinot leads NZ wine resurgence

7 Nov 2024

McArthur Ridge’s Southern Tor is racking up global awards.

It was ironic that when winemaker Matt Connell heard a Pinot Noir he’d made was named as the best in the world at a prestigious competition, he couldn’t actually toast the incredible achievement with a glass of the triumphant red.

Nina Downer - Young Viticulturist of the Year

6 Oct 2024

Growing up on a Taranaki dairy farm, Nina Downer was accustomed to the isolated and repetitive nature of her parents’ work, milking at dawn 365 days of the year.

A Day in the Life: Pip Clarke, Head Winemaker of Mount Michael Wines

6 Oct 2024

Idealog sits down with Pip Clarke, the award-winning Head Winemaker from Mount Michael Wines, to talk about what it is like being one of the few females in her role and what goes in the daily life of someone creating a delicacy.

Bannockburn to Bangladesh: Owen Calvert's 'life of contrasts'

11 Oct 2024

It’s a blue-skied, post-frost Central Otago morning as Owen Calvert drives through Bendigo and up to Tarras.

Queenstown winery's cellar door crowned country's best

4 Sept 2024

Kinross on the outskirts of Queenstown has been judged as having the country's best cellar door experience. The Gibbston Valley winery has taken out the first-ever Qualmark New Zealand Wine Tourism Award. Kinross chief executive Nicky Sygrove says she is proud of her team's efforts to secure such recognition. "Providing a world-class guest experience is at the core of everything we do," she says.

In New Zealand's Otago Region, Dynamic Wineries and a Uniquely Kiwi Culinary Scene Await

27 Aug 2024

Beyond the bubble of Queenstown, this area offers the kinds of adventures you can truly appreciate only by slowing down.

Central Otago in 12 wines

16 Jul 2024

A Master of Wine shares essential sips from a region that continues to make New Zealand wine globally renowned.
Central Otago Pinot Noir stands alongside Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc as New Zealand’s great vinous success story.

Despite being a “younger” wine region — its modern viticultural history dating back to the pioneers of the early 1980s like Alan Brady, Anne Pinckney and the late Rolfe Mill — it has risen rapidly to establish itself internationally as the region for premium NZ pinot noir.

The New Zealand region with vineyards to rival Burgundy

3 Jul 2024

The world’s most southerly commercial vine-growing region, Central Otago produces a pinot noir considered among the finest on earth.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 results revealed

19 Jun 2024

Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 results have been published today (19 June), showing all medal winners in this year’s competition.

‘Picture yourself in the biggest wine shelf of the world, and next to you there are the best wine experts, holding your hand and helping you to make the best decision possible,’ described wine consultant and judge Agnes Csiba Herczeg, encapsulating the significance of Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) results.

4 Must-Visit Pinot Noir Producers in New Zealand’s Central Otago Valley

22 May 2024

Crisp, tangy sauvignon blanc is the wine most often associated with New Zealand, but in the gorgeous Central Otago Valley, on the lower half of Te Waipounamu (the Maori name for the South Island), pinot noir grows to near-perfection. Here are must-visit pinot producers for four types of travelers to the picturesque region.

Flying the flag for Gibbston wine

11 May 2024

Following invites from a number of notable Americans who visited Coxs’ Vineyard this past summer, co-owner Simon Cox is about to showcase his premium Gibbston wine in the States.

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