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The Weekly Bulletin #10

Is there money in wine shows, comets and a brace of wines from new Martinborough producer, The Elder Pinot . . .
by Bulletin on 7 February 2012


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Sea Level Wines

Four new release 2011 wines from Sam Smail
by Bulletin on 25 January 2012


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The nature of our beast

With a few notable exceptions, poetry tends not to reside much in the mouths of New Zealanders... Of course I am making generalisations here, as I’m sure we can both think of a few more esoterically-minded oenologists in this country but the fact they stand out as they do speaks volumes.
by Emma Jenkins on 12 January 2012


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The Weekly Bulletin #9

What can wine learn from Apple; wankers; New Zealand Winegrowers; Rockburn; Highfield; Doctor's Flat; Incognito
by Bulletin on 12 December 2011


IWM September 2011

There is no getting away from the paradox that the manner in one which judges wine, in terms of a critical assessment, is far from how it is intended to be drunk. Wine is meant to be enjoyed with food and friends, in celebration and solace, lingered over and savoured. Clearly, any attempt at impartial assessment rules out most, if not all of this and by association introduces a layer of seriousness and artificiality that is at odds with the convivial aspect of wine.


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