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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).
Wine times
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Uncommon bottles from abroad to fill space in your hoard
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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
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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
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Old cellar discoveries rarely worth a fortune
It's a question I get asked quite frequently.
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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
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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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Tasteful chardonnays to reach for at every price point
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Tasteful chardonnays to reach for at every price point
If there was one recurring comment that I can report from readers it would be asking why I don’t review more less-expensive wines?
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Awards for Dunedin distillery, Central Otago wineries
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Awards for Dunedin distillery, Central Otago wineries
It's always a pleasure to applaud local successes and Dunedin Craft Distillery is buzzing after their results at the 2023 London Spirits Competition.
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Sav Blanc powerhouse
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Sav Blanc powerhouse
A bit of a double header in the works as I catch up on some sauvignon blanc samples that are due their time in the sun.
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Riesling — Miley Cyrus’ favourite (or maybe not)
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Riesling — Miley Cyrus’ favourite (or maybe not)
Could Miley Cyrus be a secret Riesling fan?
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Refreshing dip into the familiar and not-so-familiar
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Refreshing dip into the familiar and not-so-familiar
Today's column includes both the well-known and less well-known.
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For the times, they are a-changin’
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For the times, they are a-changin’
There's something intrinsically warming about a tumbler of whisky, luxuriated in at the end of a day, writes Mark Henderson.
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New Zealand Bordeaux blends show their class
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New Zealand Bordeaux blends show their class
A little while ago I did a "double-header" of sorts with two columns featuring the wines from the Gimblett Gravels dozen.
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Pinot noirs and a friend
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Pinot noirs and a friend
Readers may note that I recently slipped an interloper (quelle horreur!) into a line-up of pinot noirs with the addition of a gamay.