On the Road with the Grape Guy
On the Road with the Grape Guy is a on-going feature that follows me from event to event ... I post my thoughts, feelings and reviews of what happened and what I tasted ... basically it is here that I review the events I attend and the things that thrilled me.
27
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2014
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
(March 5, 2014) ... A tasting put on by wine agent Alto Vino made up primarily of Australian wine, (with some New Zealand) and a Champagne house (a very good Champagne house) thrown in for good measure. The tasting took place at the new Iron Gate Wine Management event centre, let's take a look at both the wines and the venue ...
Click here to see the pictorial evidence of the tasting.
25
Sep
2014
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Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
(May 8, 2014) ... New Zealand's wine fair comes in two parts: the "seminar" and the general tasting.
Seminar Wines ... This year's seminar was all about Pinot Noir - from all over New Zealand. Pinot is New Zealand's second most planted variety, but a distant second to Sauvignon Blanc. With the most Pinot planted in Marlborough followed by Central Otago and Wairarapa. During the seminar we taste wines from all three regions. plus a few others - let's take a look:
Click here to see the wines tasted.
