A short film from a helicopter flight over the Central Otago wine region:
Lunch at the Harwood Arms followed by a great game
Had a brilliant day yesterday. It began with lunch at the Harwood Arms, together with Joe Wadsack, Will Willis and Stuart Bowman-Hood. Proceedings began with a pint of Sambrook’s junction:…
Michelle Richardson’s Central Otago Pinot Noir
I first met Michelle Richardson a few weeks ago at a dinner at Providores in London. She’s making wines under her own label from a range of New Zealand regions,…
World class Kiwi Pinot: Felton Road Cornish Point
Very much enjoying this wine. It’s a serious Pinot Noir from Central Otago’s most famous winery, Felton Road. I visited in February, and all the hype you hear about this…
Some lovely wines tasted at SITT
Top wines of the SITT tasting, February 24th 2010 Here’s a selection of some of my favourite wines from today’s SITT (SITT = specialist importers trade tasting). It’s now a…
A nice picture from NZ, lifting the London gloom
Here’s a picture from my recent trip, which really captures the wildness of the Central Otago wine region. It’s an aerial view of a winery in the Central Otago region….