Mark Henderson

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Honourable mentions

Mark Henderson reviews the best of the rest.

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Closer to home, local varieties have the wow factor

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Closer to home, local varieties have the wow factor

Time spent overseas recently necessitated exploration of some of the local wines (it would be rude not to).

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Uncommon bottles from abroad to fill space in your hoard

A vineyard at a monastery in Kakhetia, Georgia, Eastern Europe. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Uncommon bottles from abroad to fill space in your hoard

There are certain types of people (yes, I’ll admit to being one of them) that have the "collector mentality".

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Industry’s future in good hands

Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year winner Nina Downer (from left) with second place...

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Industry’s future in good hands

I always mention the young viticulturist and winemaker competitions as these hard-working young men and women are the future of our industry.

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Old cellar discoveries rarely worth a fortune

Discoveries of old bottles of wine are rarely valuable. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Old cellar discoveries rarely worth a fortune

It's a question I get asked quite frequently.

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Time of year for bottling new vintage of pinot noir

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Time of year for bottling new vintage of pinot noir

The cycle of the vineyard/winery year means space is at a premium as harvest draws near.

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Class in the glass to be found, even for the indifferent

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Class in the glass to be found, even for the indifferent

An old friend, boss and colleague of mine used to be a senior wine judge back in the day.

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Awash in a veritable torrent of South Island pinot noir

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Awash in a veritable torrent of South Island pinot noir

I find myself thinking about collective nouns again as I seem to have had a quite a selection of pinot noirs across my tasting table recently.

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Take comfort: pies with wine

Winter comfort food, says my editor, informing me of the looming deadline for the latest Fresh Winter edition.

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Harvest brings the world of wine together

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Harvest brings the world of wine together

The Central Otago grape harvest saw Mark Henderson in Bannockburn for a few days putting in some honest toil in the vineyard.

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A mature drop an attractive option

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A mature drop an attractive option

Investment; now there’s a word that may not spring to mind when you think of wine.

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Water, water, everywhere ... and all of it to drink

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Water, water, everywhere ... and all of it to drink

It's not every day of the week that you get rung up and asked if you will be a guest judge in a water competition - we’re not talking bottled waters here, but NZ tap water.

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Chardonnay’s versatility makes it ready for autumn

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Chardonnay’s versatility makes it ready for autumn

Now that autumn has finally kicked in, I find myself gravitating to Chardonnay as it is a wine style that is very user friendly with a range of foods and has the palate weight that cooler times seem to have me craving.

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Lack of Central Chardonnays tasted prompts grouping

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Lack of Central Chardonnays tasted prompts grouping

Each year that I spend a few days up in Central over harvest, I get to share in a wide range of wines both local and international, which is informative, educational and rather fun.

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