Ice ice baby
Imagine getting hauled out of your comfy chair at 11pm on a mid-winter night to hand-pick frozen grapes in temperatures of -10 to -13°C.
Regional Spotlights
Hawke’s Bay spotlight
To help measure the strength of Hawke’s Bay’s pulse I talked to Tony Bish, long-term winemaker for Sacred Hill, who has recently started his own winery, Tony Bish Wines.
The hillsides and plains of North Canterbury
I define the North Canterbury wine region as the northern part of Canterbury from Amberley north.
Sunbury the quiet achiever
Sunbury is one of those tiny wine regions that fly under the radar.
Greece is the word
The Greek wine revival parallels similar revivals in most parts of the wine world.
McLaren Vale road trip
If you find yourself in Adelaide, a side trip to the McLaren Vale region is a must.
Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District
What soil and climate differences distinguish Bridge Pa Triangle from its next door neighbour, Gimblett gravels?
Hunter Valley our most idiosyncratic region
The Hunter Valley is one of our most idiosyncratic wine regions, for many reasons, not least its climate – which doggedly follows its own pattern, different from any other Australian region. Its wine styles are also highly distinctive – in the case of dry white semillon arguably unique; in the case of its other great wine, shiraz, also a style that’s quite different to most other regions.