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New Zealand

Yealands Estate Sauvignon blanc

30 January 2012
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Yealands Estate has just recently been named the official wine of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. The winery is the first one in the world to produce wine sustainably. From the vineyards to the winery, they combine leading technology and environmental design to ensure efficient and sustainable production. The winery was built under the Green Building Code. They [...]

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Archangel – New Zealand Pinot Gris

2 May 2011
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New Zealand made its name in the wine world with Sauvignon Blanc but that was a few years back and although NZ s.b. is still a big seller, it’s become a bit of an old stand-by. New Zealand winemakers are still making excellent Sauvignon Blanc, but many of them are branching out into other white [...]

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Pegagus Bay Bel Canto Dry Riesling 2008 at Providores

25 October 2010
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Late for lunch and running as usual I burst into The Providores and plopped down across from my lunchtime companion, Vintage Macaroon, gasping for a drink. Ms Mac doesn’t like off-dry wines so after  much consideration of the wine list and much changing of our minds, we opted for the recommended dry Riesling from the [...]

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Seresin Estate 2005 Riesling – organic and biodynamic from New Zealand

20 August 2010
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Organic. Biodynamic. Sustainable. Buzz words all but do they catch your eye when you’re choosing a wine or a restaurant? I ate recently with representatives of the Sustainable Restaurant Association as they tried to convince me of the viability of sustainability in the restaurant trade. We sampled the food and wine from 3 different central [...]

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