Degusting with Villa Maria
Degustation. A hard word to say for us who were born with the English spoon. The word comes from the French dégustation, which is a derivative of the Latin degustare, which means ‘to taste’. A...
View ArticleGo to Coopers Creek for Something Exotic
When you want a change from your everyday drinking stash, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir for example, what do you turn to? Something European maybe? Unless of course you are...
View ArticleRuapehu in summer and Matawhero Rosé
There’s nothing like an exhilarating day on Mt Ruapehu in the summer holidays to stimulate the thirst buds. You can ride the Rangatira (first) and Waterfall (second) chairlifts to Knoll Ridge café and...
View ArticleMatawhero Church House Chenin Blanc 2016
I’m cooking a piece of pork in the oven with apples off my tree, fennel seeds that I harvested from my out-of-control fern before I cut it back and fresh sage leaves. I needed splash of wine and...
View ArticleFirst taste of 2017
Matawhero Single Vineyard Pinot Rose 2017 from Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand 13.5% alc. RRP $23. My first taste of vintage 2017 – and a taste of summer in winter – though here in Auckland today...
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