Critics James Suckling and Nick Stock have awarded a perfect score to 2020 Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay. This is only the second New Zealand wine to receive 100/100 from JamesSuckling.com 100 points – Kumeu River Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 “We are not going to be shy about it. We just gave a perfect score to a […]
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Each week, our team finds a common topic and offers our two cents on our favourite pairing. Do you agree with us or want to share your suggestions? Let us know! Take care now until we meet again.
Learning to cope with COVID-19 has spurred our Head of Spirits, Amir Javaid to share some easy & tasty cocktail ideas which you can show off at home…and in time, at any party! Happy mixing! 01. Apricot Jam Collins 50ml Whitley Neill Blood Orange1 tsp apricot jam infused honeyTop with ginger aleSqueeze fresh lemon Served […]
The team at WNT wanted to share wine and have a chat with industry guests during these difficult times, a little like a silver lining while all the madness of COVID-19 is affecting the world. We will update this with new links on a weekly basis. feel free to leave us a comment and topics […]
26 March 2020 I don’t need to say anything more about the COVID-19 virus that is affecting all of us in many different ways, I think we have heard all of it and are doing our best to look after our families and our community . However, it has never been more important than now […]
source: Greg Sherwood MW After the 2015 vintage, which Meerlust maintains was its fastest selling Rubicon release in the history of the brand, 2016 was always going to be up against it in outright quality terms. But this warm hot and dry drought vintage was tough on everyone but in the end, yielded soft, plush, […]
Laura Carter – Winemaker at Unico Zelo – Adelaide Hills, Australia Laura’s journey to become a winemaker took more than 5 years, with many major turning points that defined her unique approach to winemaking. Inspired by a holiday to Italy that saw Laura tour many wineries, Laura became fascinated by the connection between culture, food […]
Source: Daily Mail It was reported in early Feb that the first Briton to contract coronavirus in Wuhan claims he refused antibiotics and shook off the deadly infection with a HOT TODDY of whisky and honey. There isn’t any follow up on the subject but we certainly won’t deny that a Hot Toddy on a […]
Source: Apple Daily Ronny Lau breaks a few common myths about wine & food pairing and offers a different perspective on how we can pair Chinese food with wine. Here the lower level tannin in Unico Zelo’s Cherry Fields Dolcetto matched perfectly with soy based marinated abalone and goose. If you are ever in Adelaide area, pay […]
source from Cosmopolitan Japanese singer/actor/celebrity – Takuya Kimura featured Grace Gris de Koshu in the latest Grand Maison Tokyo TV Series, filmed partly at Grace Winery’s cellar. This really lifts the profile of Japanese wines as he’s a big name at home and internationally. Our 2018 Gris de Koshu is nearly sold out but not […]