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NZ Wine Blogger: June 2015
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Thursday, June 25, 2015. Wines for the Auckland Winter. Okay It’s winter already. That means that we pathetic wimpy Aucklanders can pretend it’s freezing and we can break out the puffer jackets and Merino/possum blend cool weather apparel. Hidden Treasure Marlborough P...
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NZ Wine Blogger: July 2014
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Monday, July 21, 2014. Marlborough Wine Region - a winter snapshot. Today if you fly in to Marlborough to land at Blenheim airport you will see a patchwork of vineyards extending right up to the runway and further across the broad alluvial Wairau Plains. Open 7 Days 10...
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NZ Wine Blogger: Great NZ Whites
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Thursday, April 16, 2015. A roundup of exceptional NZ white wines. Here is a selection of recent samples. Ngatarawa Stables Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2014 $NZ 15.00. Pinot gris has become a hugely popular wine in NZ as a mid-range option on the scale from dry, crisp and c...
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NZ Wine Blogger: Wine Regions of New Zealand - A visitor's Guide
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Friday, July 3, 2015. Wine Regions of New Zealand - A visitor's Guide. Here's a new 44 second video presentation of my new guide to NZ's many cellar doors. Phil Parker runs wine tours in Auckland New Zealand. July 8, 2015 at 6:56 AM. July 10, 2015 at 10:09 PM.
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NZ Wine Blogger: June 2014
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Thursday, June 19, 2014. New Zealand's Northland wine region. We recently took an opportunity to head up north to stay in Russell for a long weekend and to explore a few of the wineries in the region. Ph: 09 403 8007 Web: www.omata.co.nz. Nearly 20 years ago, Rod and C...
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NZ Wine Blogger: October 2014
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Got A Whole Lotta Wine. As per my last column – there have been many opportunities to taste new wine releases as we head toward Auckland’s summer. I still have a heap awaiting review but here we go with the latest. Cheers! Aromas of lemon/lim...
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NZ Wine Blogger: August 2014
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Bogle Wines from California. But recently I received some samples from local Ponsonby-based importers, Dhall and Nash. So much for my prejudices…. A very classy and elegant Chardonnay that reminds me very much of Kumeu River’s Mate̵...
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Asian Ramblings: November 2010
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Observations and musings on my time working and travelling in and around Malaysia. November 27, 2010. The Goose Is Getting Fat. That said, The Pavilion has got it’s Christmas decorations up, and they are pretty impressive: though it's slightly odd to see Christmas trees, 'snow' and baubles adorning the place, with "Sleigh Bells Ringing" playing in a sweltering 35 degrees heat! November 26, 2010. He asked. "No, Kuala Lumpur" I replied. "We go Moscow". He’s irritating: he falls asleep almost immediat...
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Asian Ramblings: November 2011
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Observations and musings on my time working and travelling in and around Malaysia. November 30, 2011. Football And Karen, 1: Quiet Beers 0. I meet Adrian and Edwin tonight for food in Xin Chin Seafood Steamboat. So much for the quiet beers. Rudolph The Weird Eyes Reindeer. The snacks that we had were repeating on me – deep fried fish skin…The staff there were nice, and one of them commented that I had a weird accent and had clearly spent a long time in Malaysia as I occasionally ended my sent...Several h...
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NZ Wine Blogger: New Zealand Wine Regions - My New e-book
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The rambling diary of a NZ wine writer and wine tour operator. Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Wine tour operator, wine writer and lapsed physiotherapist. "Nature abhors a vacuum. I personally hate dusting.". View my complete profile. Wednesday, June 3, 2015. New Zealand Wine Regions - My New e-book. New Zealand Wine Regions - A Visitor's Guide. As a mobile-device-friendly publication it is aimed to guide the interactive traveller in exploring our fantastic wine regions. Villa Maria Ihumatao (Manger...