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Back in Barbaresco

The Langhe region is really quite magic. Here the view from Barbaresco looking West ( well I think it is). Within a …

Return to Piedmont

Looking forward to a return to Northern Italy. I’ll be doing some tastings of the Kowhai Point wines in Milan but will …

Kowhai Point Pinotage

We bottled our 2010 Auckland Pinotage last week. I’m thrilled with the result. The grapes are from a vineyard in the foothills …

Kowhai Point

The lack of posts recent posts has had a lot to do with the above logo. Kowhai Point is the name of …

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Wines of the Year 2010

No Tasting notes but interestingly Both Contain Pinot Noir to one degree or another. Not normally my favorite variety despite being so …

Boom Featured in Dish Magazine

My Sparkling Pinot Gris “Boom” gets a mention in the latest edition of Dish magazine the October/November edition. It’s paired with with …

Notes from Twenty Years Ago

  Well maybe not notes from tweny years ago rather notes on some wines made around twenty years ago. Last weekend I …

Potential Excise Tax Effect

I’ve been doing some calculations as to the likely effect of excise tax hikes that are to be proposed by the law …

More Matakana Wine History

After posting yesterdays blog I discovered another vineyard had once been just to the south of where the providence vineyard now is. …