With winter fast approaching try out this excellent white wine recipe from Martha Stewart.

http://www.marthastewart.com/870107/mulled-white-wine

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/cropping/10640088/Dive-bombers-to-protect-vineyards

SPOILER: Unless you are asthmatic – it’s very unlikely it has any affect at all.
Read more here: http://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/10441464/If-you-re-asthmatic-wine-may-pose-a-risk

Hawkes Bay Syrah Tastings

Hawkes Bay is located on the eastern coast of the North Island and experiences some of the highest heat accumulation in the country. Hawkes Bay’s climate has been described as almost perfect for growing Syrah, and the Hawkes Bay Winegrowers Inc describe syrah as “the most exciting wine produced in the Hawkes Bay”. Hawkes Bay has a total winegrowing area of 4947ha, of which 34% […]

Seresin ‘Leah’ Pinot Noir Vertical.

Introduction

For this flight we tasted six Seresin ‘Leah’ Pinot Noirs from the 2005 – 2010 vintages. The purpose of the flight was to examine seasonal variation and ageing characteristics of wine. All the wines were made almost identically by winemaker Clive Dougall, who believes that wines should be an expression of time and place, and achieves this through minimalist intervention winemaking

Seresin Leah […]